Grave facts for kids

Grave with a burial vault ready for a coffin

A grave is a place where a person or animal is buried after they have died. It's usually a hole dug in the ground. Graves are often found in special areas called cemeteries or graveyards. A headstone is often placed at the grave to show who is buried there and important dates like their birth and death.

Families often hold a funeral service before a burial. This helps them remember the person who died. The name on the grave usually belongs to the person buried beneath it. For example, the famous writer William Shakespeare was buried in England.

Images for kids

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  The Steinbeck family graves in the Hamilton plot at the Salinas cemetery

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  Grave with a cross with nails in Evros, Greece

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  Grave of Catherine Månsdotter, the Queen of Sweden, at the Turku Cathedral in Turku, Finland

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  Cemetery in Varengeville-sur-Mer, France

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  Interior of the Jewish memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia (with the grave of the rabbi Chatam Sofer at the left).

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  "Sahide" grave in Alanya

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