I am the kind of guy who believes in souls (Not ghosts though), and I think when they're in heaven, they do mind. I certainly would mind, I don't want people eating over me when I am dead, even if I am under Ground.Zeithri said:
Poll: picnic in the graveyard?
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I don't see how this is particularly disrespectful. You're just keeping the dead company, it's not as though you're knocking over their tombstones or anything like that. In fact, it sounds like a great way to keep yourself occupied when visiting a dead relative.
I live two houses down from a graveyard. I use it to scare the "hardcore" middle-schoolers who go there after dark and on Halloween.
I wouldn't say eating in graveyards is that bad. Nice quite and peaceful just be mindful of the wishes of the families who's relatives on which you sit 
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Now stealing someones land, introducing genocidal new diseases purposefully and building strip malls on their sacred/forced mass graves is another deal all together... but that seems to be socially acceptable, makes you think doesn't it...
.Now stealing someones land, introducing genocidal new diseases purposefully and building strip malls on their sacred/forced mass graves is another deal all together... but that seems to be socially acceptable, makes you think doesn't it...
I wouldn't tell you not to, but I'm also not about to volunteer to go with you. There are places to sit, and think, reminisce, and reflect. Mostly intended for those who have lost a loved one. The tranquility of a graveyard is one of the few places in a city/urban environment where you'll find that level of quiet outdoors.
But it's also where tons of dead people rest. :X So, I'll let you have your lunches there. Me? I'll go to the crowded park to do my thinking.
There are places to sit, and think, reminisce, and reflect. Mostly intended for those who have lost a loved one. The tranquility of a graveyard is one of the few places in a city/urban environment where you'll find that level of quiet outdoors. But it's also where tons of dead people rest. :X So, I'll let you have your lunches there. Me? I'll go to the crowded park to do my thinking.
I would love to do that. Sadly Mexicans look that very strangely, and they do not like strangeness.
too me, its cool if you bring beer, but you will look like a goth freak if picnic in the graveyard regularly
Nothing wrong with it, I've never done it but that's because I'm not really the picnic type of guy. Plus if someone came up to me and said that was wrong, I'd say what is wrong? Maybe I'm right and you're wrong, now walk away and let me enjoy my cakes.
It's not the dead you should be scared of, it's the living who are the dangerous ones.
It's kind of strange, though, I guess.
It's kind of strange, though, I guess.
I don't think that eating in their presence is necessarily disrespectful. Heck, with the right mindset (reflective, somber, quiet) it could be considered an act of homage to the dead. As long as you aren't desecrating any graves (leaving trash on them and such) I say go on ahead. It seems like a very thoughtful, philosophical thing to do: quietly eating, pondering the mortality of all men, and what it meant for the dead dudes surrounding you, as well as yourself...silver wolf009 said:
Sorry, I'm in a bit of a thoughtful mood right now.
I'm surprised at how many people are like "Ya, I do it all the time!", that was unexpected. I guess it's cool if that's what you like to do. I mean, just think of a funeral, the first thing you do after viewing the corpse is to go eat finger sandwiches so it's fairly fitting.
Nothing legally wrong, and, as someone stated, if you are having a picnic near the grave of a friend, saying you're keeping a tradition alive, that's perfectly acceptable, but something about eating a picnic for the sake of eating a picnic in a graveyard strikes me in a weird way.
