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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 664541" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Try to tour the Cemetery, Copa. There is an old church too, which you should see if you can. The history of New Orleans is strange and amazing. The ground is below sea level. In the old days, the bodies they buried would come popping out of the ground when it rained.</p><p></p><p>This is true.</p><p></p><p>So, they devised above ground mausoleums. The families picnic with their dead there to this day. There were say, five openings. Or three. When the next family member died, the bottom area where the oldest coffin had been stored would be released somehow, and that body would ~ well, I don't remember just how they do it. But room needs to be made for the latest family member who has died, and they way they do it is to somehow dispose of the remains of the longest dead family member. It's fascinating stuff. The Italian workers could not afford separate family crypts. The Italians built a beautiful crypt topped by a white marble image of Mary holding the crucified Christ.</p><p></p><p>It's so beautiful, Copa and Serenity.</p><p></p><p>The crypt of Marie Lavue, a famous and powerful voodooienne can be seen on the same tour.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7FlJubkDKxUC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=mary+and+Christ+crypt+new+orleans&source=bl&ots=flmEf9Pvnu&sig=cOxWxqDcPMnzpQUe3jfYmfT74qU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBWoVChMI-bGjzb-hxwIVgWw-Ch3fTgMt#v=onepage&q=mary%20and%20Christ%20crypt%20new%20orleans&f=false" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=7FlJubkDKxUC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=mary+and+Christ+crypt+new+orleans&source=bl&ots=flmEf9Pvnu&sig=cOxWxqDcPMnzpQUe3jfYmfT74qU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBWoVChMI-bGjzb-hxwIVgWw-Ch3fTgMt#v=onepage&q=mary and Christ crypt new orleans&f=false</a></p><p></p><p>I am excited for you.</p><p></p><p>There was the most incredible pastry shop there in the French Quarter when we were there. In the morning, I ordered coffee brought to our room. It was the most delicious coffee I have tasted. I was told it is because they make it with chicory.</p><p></p><p>There is a jazz club there for which people line up to be admitted before the club ever opens.</p><p></p><p>New Orleans was an amazing place. The shops contain things like Mardi Gras trinkets and hundred thousand dollar pieces of furniture.</p><p></p><p>I am excited for you.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes it matters.</p><p></p><p>They did not understand us, our mothers.</p><p></p><p>That is the truth of it.</p><p></p><p>Though we have carried their legacies, we have not broken. None of the three of us have broken. Could whatever it is about us that enabled us not to break, could it be that essential thing, that thing that is different about us and that has made us so ashamed ~ that has made us choose shame for having somehow failed our mothers...could that be why?</p><p></p><p>Loving or hating, there is a deep bond, a seemingly unbreakable connection between our mothers and ourselves. You know what they say: "<em>At the touch of Eternity, we will know."</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 664541, member: 17461"] Try to tour the Cemetery, Copa. There is an old church too, which you should see if you can. The history of New Orleans is strange and amazing. The ground is below sea level. In the old days, the bodies they buried would come popping out of the ground when it rained. This is true. So, they devised above ground mausoleums. The families picnic with their dead there to this day. There were say, five openings. Or three. When the next family member died, the bottom area where the oldest coffin had been stored would be released somehow, and that body would ~ well, I don't remember just how they do it. But room needs to be made for the latest family member who has died, and they way they do it is to somehow dispose of the remains of the longest dead family member. It's fascinating stuff. The Italian workers could not afford separate family crypts. The Italians built a beautiful crypt topped by a white marble image of Mary holding the crucified Christ. It's so beautiful, Copa and Serenity. The crypt of Marie Lavue, a famous and powerful voodooienne can be seen on the same tour. [URL]https://books.google.com/books?id=7FlJubkDKxUC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=mary+and+Christ+crypt+new+orleans&source=bl&ots=flmEf9Pvnu&sig=cOxWxqDcPMnzpQUe3jfYmfT74qU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBWoVChMI-bGjzb-hxwIVgWw-Ch3fTgMt#v=onepage&q=mary%20and%20Christ%20crypt%20new%20orleans&f=false[/URL] I am excited for you. There was the most incredible pastry shop there in the French Quarter when we were there. In the morning, I ordered coffee brought to our room. It was the most delicious coffee I have tasted. I was told it is because they make it with chicory. There is a jazz club there for which people line up to be admitted before the club ever opens. New Orleans was an amazing place. The shops contain things like Mardi Gras trinkets and hundred thousand dollar pieces of furniture. I am excited for you. Yes it matters. They did not understand us, our mothers. That is the truth of it. Though we have carried their legacies, we have not broken. None of the three of us have broken. Could whatever it is about us that enabled us not to break, could it be that essential thing, that thing that is different about us and that has made us so ashamed ~ that has made us choose shame for having somehow failed our mothers...could that be why? Loving or hating, there is a deep bond, a seemingly unbreakable connection between our mothers and ourselves. You know what they say: "[I]At the touch of Eternity, we will know."[/I] [I] [/I] Cedar [/QUOTE]
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