What is inscribed in the monument

Time inexorably continues its run. We all once came to this world and all of us will someday leave it. Nothing is eternal and we are all mortal. Death is the inevitable finale to which any living being comes in his life. And throughout life people always face the fact of human death.

It is not given to know how much is released to us or our relatives. The news of someone's death may come to us suddenly. At the very moment when we least expect it.

Mourning begins - funeral arrangements, wake ceremonies, etc. All this, of course, takes place, but how can we express our attitude to those who left us, their feelings for them, their sorrow? How to show that some of us left with the deceased? In addition to our thoughts, there is a way to which they resort very often - this is an inscription on the monument.

In this article we will talk about their design. After all, what gravestones and monuments look like, carries information about both the living person and the attitude of people towards him. And for many it is very important.

How did this tradition come about?

The inscription on the monument is called the epitaph and officially is considered a literary genre, which appeared thanks to the poets of Ancient Greece. Translated from the ancient Greek language means "above the grave."

In Russia, the posthumous inscription on the monument appeared only in the XVII century. Before that, only crosses and tablets with names and years of life of the dead stood on the graves. The epitaphs that appeared appeared to have a profound meaning. Sometimes they even contained facts from the life of the deceased person.

Over time, the long, profound inscriptions have mutated. They became more capacious, laconic. It happens that the epitaph is associated with the epigram. Writing on the gravestones of ironic epitaphs became popular first in Europe, and later in Russia and other countries.

Although the main way of expressing your feelings is the sad, tragic epitaph, there are no restrictions and rules here. There have been occasions when funnels were written on tombstones, and even anecdotes. The only unspoken rule is not to write about the deceased badly, in crude form, etc.

Also it is necessary to say a few words about how the inscription on the monument is put. There are two main ways - engraving and applying of letters of invoice. It is not necessary to go into details of the process now, but it makes sense to clarify that engraving can be of several types: manual, laser, sandblast and automated mechanical.

The main material that goes to making monuments is granite (it is used most often), but also take marble, gabbro, Indian stone. These are the most durable and durable materials.

But in fact, it is not so much important what will be made of a tombstone over the grave of the deceased or what will be the inscription on the monument. Much more important is what attention is paid to this person in life, what are the relations between him and his relatives. No wonder they say that people do not cherish what they have at the moment. Therefore, more often tell your loved ones that you love and appreciate them. In fact, even the brightest and colorful epitaph will never replace real and sincere words spoken during life.