{"id":4270,"date":"2019-05-31T02:26:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T08:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2019-05-25T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T15:27:16","slug":"honoring-the-past-ancestral-remembrances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=4270","title":{"rendered":"HONORING THE PAST. ANCESTRAL REMEMBRANCES."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Mother’s day, I though<\/strong>t about those we’ve loved and who are no longer with us. I am fascinated by how we remember and honor the departed. I will take you on a journey around the world to visit graveyards, spirit houses, and moments of remembrance. The image above is a visit to the gravesite of my Mother’s relatives at a cemetery in the Berkeley hills. My Mom is now at peace here as well. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few years ago my grandson was able to visit his great-great grandfather’s grave with my Mom. He is named after him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve always taken my grandsons to visit their past relatives on trips to California.<\/strong> It is a way for them to connect with their heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paxton and Logan visit their great-great grandfather’s grave. He once had an art gallery and framing shop in San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paxton reads some of the Japanese characters to his brother.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The views are amazing up here with Albany Hill on the right and San Francisco in the distance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of my Dad’s distant relatives are buried in Saint Helena, California. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On my last trip to the Isle of Guernsey I visited my dear sister’s grave at Foulon cemetery in Saint Peter Port.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On every trip to Guernsey to see my relatives over the years I visited Foulon Cemetery. Cemeteries reveal the history of the area. My sister and her family lived just down the road.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla walks by some ubiquitous “Spirit Houses” <\/em>on the Thai island of Koh Samui. Spirit houses are seen throughout Thailand (and other parts of Southeast Asia) and are strategically placed to honor and appease good spirits of the land. Every building, shop, or even an old tree has one. Inside you will find various figurines and assorted small statues. Often there will be a figurine of an old man and a woman which are personifications of the owner\u2019s ancestors. Daily offerings of food, flowers, incense, and water, are made to keep the spirits happy and to bring good luck. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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