Grim Picnics
If you wanted to have a relaxing picnic on the weekend, where would you go? If you are like most people, your local park is your best bet. But what would you do if you did not have a park in which you could enjoy your leisure? However, parks were not always a commonality, but that did not stop picnic goers from finding a different place to enjoy their meals.
While it seems morose, many 19th-century people were happy to share meals in cemeteries. Admittedly, a cemetery can be quite attractive when it is landscaped and well-maintained. At the time of this interesting fact, people were just beginning to beautify graveyards in that manner. Those who loved picnics arrived soon after.