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roadside memorials  

Definition

  • Roadside memorials may be created by individuals or groups spontaneously or as a planned activity. Memorials often function as a way to communicate with the deceased as well as a means through which mourners express their grief while also memorializing the deceased. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Memorials, Roadside]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-X32SKGRG-8

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