Grave facts for kids

Grave with burial vault awaiting coffin

A grave is where somebody or something is buried after they have died. Graves are usually placed in a graveyard, with a headstone used to identify the dead person. A funeral will occur if the family has enough money. If they do not, there will not be a proper funeral. The name on the grave is of the dead person. For example, 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

See also

In Spanish: Sepultura para niños