We all have different traditions when it comes to commemorating and paying tribute to our loved ones who have passed away.
In today’s world, honoring the customs of others while commemorating the lives of the departed ought to come as standard practice. Some may choose to follow traditions or practices that the rest of us are not familiar with, but it doesn’t make them any less legitimate.
The same is true with gravestones and the ornamentation certain families choose to place over their loved ones’ last resting places. Coins being placed on headstones is one custom that is widely practiced and that you have probably witnessed at some point. However, why is this even a thing? And from whence did it originate? Continue reading to learn more.
Coins are traditionally placed on gravestones in cemeteries around the United States and other countries. When I was a little child, I first observed it when I was at my grandfather’s tomb, and even then, I started to wonder what it was all about.
Luckily, finding the beginnings online doesn’t need much research. Although it was previously thought that the practice originated with Roman military troops, a number of sources have disproved that theory in recent years.
Still, there’s a military connection to leaving pennies on gravestones. The American Legion Website states on one of its pages that it can be linked to the Vietnam War.
“Leaving a coin was considered a more practical way to communicate that you had visited the soldier’s grave than contacting the soldier’s family, which could devolve into an uncomfortable argument over politics relating to the war, due to the political divide in the country over the war.”
There are other reasons why veterans leave pennies on gravestones in memory of their fallen friends; occasionally, they do so in order to purchase a beer for them. Each coin represents a different meaning, according to reports.
For instance, a nickel is left by someone who served in boot camp with the deceased, whereas a penny just indicates that someone was present.
On the other hand, a dime represents a combined period of military service. Next are quarters, which inform the family of the presence of whoever left the coin at the moment of the loved one’s passing.
Ever notice a penny left on a gravestone? Were you aware of its meaning? Tell us in the comments below.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married in a whirlwind ceremony in 2022 in Las Vegas. Now, there are reports that the couple might be splitting up, which is incredibly worrying.
Keep reading to know more about what the evidence is.
It seems, according to reports Ben Affleck has been staying at a home without his wife, Jennifer Lopez. He was spotted by paparazzi leaving the home he is occupying solo as well.
The actor was seen in Brentwood, Los Angeles, leaving and going to a home he has been occupying without his wife, Lopez. According to the sources who have seen the actor, he has also been spending the night there.
Earlier this week, InTouch reported that Lopez and Affleck are done with one another. The story also suggested that Affleck had moved out of their marital home in Beverly Hills. And while it is not totally confirmed whether the actor has moved out of that home, it does seem that for the last week, Affleck has been staying in his Brentwood home.
However, both of them have been seen wearing their wedding rings throughout this time. While both of them have been seen solo in their engagements recently, Ben was noticeably absent on Lopez’s side at the Met Gala last week.
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