November 1st marks “All Saint Day” and for weeks leading up to that date you can watch a south Louisiana cultural tradition take place in Lafourche Parish – “The Cleaning of the Cemeteries”. Family tombs are washed and painted, sometimes by three or more generations of family members, in honor of their deceased loved ones. Above ground “Cities of the Dead” are ornamented with beautiful flowers before the annual “Blessing of the Cemeteries”.

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