Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Finger Pointing Up
What does a finger pointing up to the sky on a cemetery tombstone symbolize?
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CEMETERY SYMBOLS
The meaning behind common headstone symbols found in cemeteries, church graveyards and memorial parks.
Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Weeping Willow Tree
What does a weeping willow tree on a cemetery tombstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Three Chain Links
What does a three-link chain on a headstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Treestones
What does a tree trunk or tree stump as a headstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Death’s Head
What does a death’s head on a cemetery tombstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Shaking Hands
What do two shaking or clasped hands on a headstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Compass, Carpenter’s Square and “G”
What does a compass, carpenter’s square and (sometimes) the letter “G” on a headstone symbolize?
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Cemetery Headstone Symbols: Open Book
What does an open book on a cemetery tombstone symbolize?
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