Honoring the Ancestors: Santa Barbara's Traditional Chinese Burial Customs
Schedule
Sat May 04 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Santa Barbara Cemetery | Santa Barbara, CA
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Did you know there was a Chinese cemetery in Santa Barbara? Join us to learn about Santa Barbara's early Chinese residents, their funeral practices, and burial history in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Eugene Moy, past president of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, will describe Santa Barbara's Chinese community circa 1860s to 1930. Elaborate Chinese funeral processions, and secondary burial practices will be discussed, along with specific individual histories.
Author and researcher David Petry will speak about the history of the Santa Barbara Cemetery and provide details about the establishment of a Chinese section and the building of structures to accommodate ancient Chinese death rituals.
FREE to community members. Please register via our website to ensure your spot:
https://sbgen.org/meetings-classes/calendar/#!event/2024/5/4/honoring-the-ancestors-santa-barbara-apos-s-traditional-chinese-burial-customs
*Please be prepared for being outside and walking around on uneven cemetery lawn. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes and a hat, as well as bringing bottled water.
If you have any questions please contact [email protected].
Image courtesy of Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum
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Where is it happening?
Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Dr,Santa Barbara,CA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
