Detail of statue of Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetry, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Historic site medieval village ruins and 15th Century Carron Church with graveyard, County Clare, West of Ireland

Commonwealth war graves from World War II at cemetery in Normandy, France

Soldier standing on guard over Commonwealth war graves at Krangi War Cemetery in Singapore

Soldier standing on guard over Commonwealth war graves at Krangi War Cemetery in Singapore

Historic site medieval village ruins and 15th Century Carron Church with graveyard, County Clare, West of Ireland

American War Cemetry, Manila, Philippines

Headstones at Blue Beach Cemetery, San Carlos, Falkland Islands

American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

People carry a body, to burn, going to Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Celtic cross headstone, cemetry, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Celtic headstone, cemetry, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Celtic cross headstone, cemetry, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Cemetry, Durrow headstones and stone wall of Spidell, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Aerial photo of the church of Willing near Bad Aibling with its cemetry Bavaria Germany

Celtic cross headstone, cemetry, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Historic Armenian cemetry, graves, gravestones, at Khor Virap monastery, Armenia, Asia

Headstones at Durnbach War Cemetry 1939 - 1945, winter, snow, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europa

Headstones at Durnbach War Cemetry 1939 - 1945, winter, snow, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europa

Celtic and Christian cross, headstones, cemetry, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Typical Armenian cemetry, grave, at Khor Virap monastery, Armenia, Asia

Cemetry and chapel, Ruhpolding, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria Germany

St Colmcille's church and cemetry, County of Meath, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Old cemetry, Durrow high cross headstone, Sneem, Kerry, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Old cemetry, Durrow High cross headstones, Sneem, Kerry, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Historic Armenian cemetry, grave, gravestone at Khor Virap monastery, Armenia, Asia

Carran church and cemetry ruins, The Burren, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Chichicastenango, Quichvû, Guatemala, America

Chichicastenango, Quichvû, Guatemala, America

China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Qingming Festival when Chinese people honour their ancestors and deceased family members by visiting their graves or burial grounds to make offerings of fake bank notes and gold ingots which are then burned As the burning of offerings in not allowed inside most cemetries for safety reasons they are burned in the gutter outside.