Organizers for an egg-citing Easter event received sharp criticism instead of joyful anticipation, leading to controversy and a canceled event.
Friends of Wrexham Cemetery organized anEasteregg hunt on April 3 at a historic graveyard, where nearly 40,000 people have been buried since its 1876 opening, in Wrexham, UK.
Thepostinstantly received backlash, with some calling it “extremely disrespectful” to have kids running overgraves.
Friends of Wrexham Cemetery organized an Easter egg hunt and invited people to join them on April 3
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“This is extremely disrespectful. I can see the idea of encouraging people to visit but an Easter egg hunt is not an excuse, why not hold a day where you go into the history of it instead of kids running riot potentially ruining people’splaces of rest,” one comment said on Facebook.
“Is this a joke or what because it aint funny,” another said.
Another asked, “Is this really appropriate?”
The event received widespread backlash and was criticized for choosing a historic cemetery as the venue for the kids’ event
The people behind the Friends of Wrexham Cemetery page tried to reason with their audience and said the idea behind holding the EasterEgg Huntwas to get people to come and visit the cemetery.
“The whole point is to actively encourage people to visit the historic cemetery so no that would defeat the purpose,” Friends of Wrexham Cemetery said in its replies to naysayers.
They explained that the event could help pique the interest of youngsters in “local genealogy” and pointed out that another cemetery was being used as a playground already.
People said it was “extremely disrespectful” and “inappropriate” for the event to be held where nearly 40,000 people have been buried
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“What a wonderful idea to get young people interested in local genealogy. Those saying it is disrespectful and that grave yards shouldn’t be played on forget that Ruthin road cemetery is now a play ground. Part of Victoria Junior School,” Friends of Wrexham Cemetery said following the backlash.
The idea of children running around a burial site for people’s loved ones was not taken well
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Friends of Wrexham Cemetery said that the people criticizing the event idea were being “disproportionate and assumptive.”
In response to their comment, one Facebook user named Tracy Keenan Taylor wrote, “I am at a loss as to why you think it is ok? We all have opinions and they differ.”
Organizers tried to reason with critics and said the purpose behind the event was to get people to visit the historic cemetery
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Friends of Wrexham Cemetery tried to reason with Tracy and reiterated that the purpose of the event was to encourage people “to visit and enjoy.”
The organizers were eventually forced to cancel the event due to the sharp criticism.
“We as friends of Wrexham Cemetery have had to make an emergency decision to cancel our event to safeguard the young people that we’re [sic] going to participate in the garden and paths of our outdoor museum,” Friends of Wrexham Cemetery said over the weekend.
“I think kids need safeguarding from whoever come up with this disgraceful idea,” one said. “I’m glad it’s not happening tho.”
Another said, “I’m sorry but what an absolute disgrace you are to even think about doing it in the first place , all the places to do this and yet YOU think it’s a good idea to do it here…. Have some respect!”
Some believed parents also wouldn’t be okay with the idea of taking their kids to a graveyard for an Easter egg hunt
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