Why the Heck are Cemeteries Haunted???
While working the other day, it occurred to me to wonder exactly why ghosts haunt graveyards. Of course, their bodies are buried there, but you would think they could find a more interesting place to haunt. At least that’s my plan. So as soon as I got home, I got out all my books on the paranormal and got to work. I found hundreds of references to haunted graveyards; I was even told what kind of ghosts haunted the cemeteries. But in most instances, I wasn’t given a reason for the haunting. So I got online and got to work researching the history of cemeteries, and I found some interesting things. In the 1600’s, before embalming and other measures of sanitary practices were used, the graveyards were often littered with bones. Shallow graves allowed animals to dig up the bodies and scatter the remains along with any contagious diseases they might carry. Despite this, since early graveyards were located in the center of communities, the living used the cemeteries and churchyards as social
