Post by Chris O (Lazy Owl) on Aug 7, 2008 12:35:47 GMT -6
The Voodoo Queen still lives on today in this the second most haunted cemetery in the world in the new worlds most haunted city New Orleans. If only in legend. Her grave is visited by the faithful and the curious year round. Many come to her tomb and place small offerings there. Like beans, food or Monkey and thingy statues and various real Voodoo items. Many make chalk marks on the face of her stone tomb, in the sign of three x's or a cross.
The burials are in above ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th century and 19th century. The above-ground tombs, required here because the ground water levels make burial impractical in New Orleans, are strongly reminiscent of the tombs of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The three cemeteries are relatively intact following Hurricane Katrina, although all experienced some flooding.
The burials are in above ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th century and 19th century. The above-ground tombs, required here because the ground water levels make burial impractical in New Orleans, are strongly reminiscent of the tombs of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The three cemeteries are relatively intact following Hurricane Katrina, although all experienced some flooding.