Death is often a taboo subject in today’s society. And even less recognised are the deaths that occur during pregnancy, or after just a few days of birth.
‘It’s invisible, people are often unable to express their grief,’ says Daniel Bonabia, member of the board of directors of the organisation Petits amb Llum. With the aim of contributing to the public recognition of the loss of these children, the Pruelles cemetery in Sitges has opened a space so that people who have gone through this experience can engage in mourning.
This is the ‘Garden of Longing’ (Jardí de l’anhel in Catalan), an area that aims to be a physical point of reference in the recognition of gestational, perinatal and neonatal deaths, as well as responding to the grief suffered by families who have experienced these situations.
The space, located near the main entrance of the cemetery and surrounded by vegetation, contains a winding path around which families who wish can place small, coloured, handmade stars. They will also have the option of incorporating the ashes of their loved one and engraving their name.
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