Posted on 10/31/2023 11:49:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
One of my mom’s relatives (from the Swedish side, I think) had a cement slab put on his wife’s grave to keep her from coming back. Minnesotans have an interesting sense of death humor (?).
On my father’s side of the family, Italians are more practical than vindictive. He said that people would buy their coffins and store them in the garage for future occupation.
Also common in those regions to bury the dead suspected of being a vampire with giant bricks or rocks in their mouth
https://www.businessinsider.com/vampire-burial-rock-mouth-meant-prevent-rising-dead-2022-9
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.