30 Oct 2014

[IB9 & IB10] Cleaning K. Donelaitis cemetery

Rūta Abramauskaitė -

Before All Saints Day we all remember those, who passed away and to keep connected with them, we visit cemeteries and light a candle for their remembrance. All cemeteries are like the markers of human history; of all the love, joys, tears, toil, triumphs and sweat of the past. They link to family we never know or to people, who were an important part of our lives. They are the sources of our history, reminders and symbols of the best moments spent with the loved ones and they tell us a lot about ourselves culturally and socially. Maintaining cemeteries shows respect and creates an important link with the past. Yet, many cemeteries have been abandoned and fallen into neglect. There is nothing sadder than come across crumbling, decaying and near gone relicts of cemeteries.
On 29th of October some of the IB1, IB2 students and first-graders organized a voluntary action in which we cleaned neglected graveyards by raking leaves in K. Donelaitis cemetery. We divided into groups of three or four people and each group cleaned different areas of the cemetery. By working in group, not only did we gain communication, team working and organization skills, but also we learned to be more patient. It required a lot of commitment and perseverance, because as we worked, the number of leaves did not seem to decrease. However, I would say that this work was really joyful, we were happy of the results and we felt proud to help to regain the remembrance of people, who passed away and who seemed to be forgotten. Before the work we even asked ourselves: should people ever be so forgotten that the cemetery is no longer cared for, no one visits, no one remembers?

Don’t forget to light a candle not only for your loved ones but also for those, who seem to be forgotten.

Volunteers after hard work

Volunteers in action

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