| Title |
Particular ways of planting in cemeteries of Šiauliai city (Lithuania) / |
| Authors |
Burneckienė, Irena |
| DOI |
10.17265/1934-7391/2012.02.012 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Journal of life sciences.. EL Monte : David Publishing Company. 2012, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 200-208.. ISSN 1934-7391. eISSN 1934-7405 |
| Keywords [eng] |
types ; cemetery planting ; ornamental patterns ; Siauliai |
| Abstract [eng] |
The issue of cemetery planting is not yet sufficiently studied in Lithuania. Cemetery is one of the sites where people could give way to their subjective comprehension of beauty. Analysis of the cemetery planting revealed certain noticeable features that could be ascribed to the forms of folk art. These are various objects with implied specific content or ornamented compositions. The aim of the research was to ascertain and distinguish graves characterised by specific planting features associated with plants, their layouts on graves. Analysis of the research results shows that two options form the peculiarities of grave planting: depiction of specific objects and ornamentation.We think that majority of the ornaments are made with the single purpose of decoration, and do not associate with symbolic meanings. During this research the graves decorated with planted symbolic objects and ornaments were distinguished. This phenomenon becomes more and more popular in cemeteries of Šiauliai city in Lithuania. |
| Published |
EL Monte : David Publishing Company |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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