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<p>I would think that they are still memorials, if they commemorate
an accident or suicide. <br>
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<p>I'm not aware of terribly many use cases for man_made=cross,
maybe at open air church service locations or along stations of
the cross.</p>
<p>Food for thought, anyway.</p>
<p>Anne<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/06/2023 10:29, Mateusz Konieczny
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<div>I typically tagged such crosses as man_made=cross<br>
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<div dir="auto">historic=memorial memorial=cross man_made=cross ?<br>
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<div>Jun 11, 2023, 02:27 by <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:annekadistel@web.de">annekadistel@web.de</a>:<br>
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<div>A historic=wayside_cross does not mark the spot; it is not
left in a<br>
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<div>location where someone is buried or died. It is a way to
make sure the<br>
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<div>soul of the deceased gets into heaven easier by having
passers by pray<br>
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<div>for the soul. You don't have to believe in it, but that's
what people<br>
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<div>believed back then (and maybe some still do).<br>
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<div dir="auto">note that it is not the only reason for placing
them<br>
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