[Tagging] road accident memorials

[Anne-Karoline Distel]

I would think that they are still memorials, if they commemorate an
accident or suicide.

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.

Food for thought, anyway.

Anne

On 11/06/2023 10:29, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
> I typically tagged such crosses as man_made=cross
>
> historic=memorial memorial=cross man_made=cross ?
>
> Jun 11, 2023, 02:27 by annekadistel at web.de:
>
>     A historic=wayside_cross does not mark the spot; it is not left in a
>     location where someone is buried or died. It is a way to make sure the
>     soul of the deceased gets into heaven easier by having passers by pray
>     for the soul. You don't have to believe in it, but that's what people
>     believed back then (and maybe some still do).
>
> note that it is not the only reason for placing them
>
>
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