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#DidYouKnow Leaving rocks or stones after visiting someone's grave is a Jewish custom. “... Unique to Jewish tradition, however, is the custom of placing pebbles, stones, and small rocks on Jewish graves. … the origin of mourners leaving pebbles, stones or rocks at the site of Jewish graves is unfortunately lost to time. Many theories exist, however, ...” Read more: Why Mourners Place Stones on Jewish Graves ~ https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-do-mourners-place-stones-on-jewish-graves-1132587 The article discusses 8 theories. As a student of the Bible, before reading this article, I immediately thought about Theory No. 3: God commanded Joshua to create a memorial in Jordan comprising 12 stones that would represent the "children of Israel for ever."
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When we drove past a funeral procession, my brother-in-law dropped some coins out the window. Apparently in this part of the Philippines dropping coins like that when passing a funeral is a custom.