Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century
This spooky candlelight tour focuses on healing practices and death rituals.
Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century
(904) 829-3575 Historic Downtown
20 Aviles Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
The historic Ximenez-Fatio House Museum offers a spectacularly spooky candlelight tour, every Friday and Saturday, from September 29, through October 28, 2023, at 6:30, and 7:30 p.m.
On the tour, Mourning and Mortality: a Century of Death, visitors will be guided through the 223-year-old house and museum as they learn how medicine was practiced in St. Augustine in the 1800s. The tour will be lit only by electric candles to create the ambiance of a home in mourning 200 years ago.
The guide will discuss mourning rituals used by those who lived here in the various eras of St. Augustine's early years, including Afro-Caribbean practices, Spanish-American last rites, and Victorian Spiritualism.
While spooky, this tour is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $22.00 per person and are available in advance.
Admission: $22.00 per person for Mourning and Mortality: A Century of Death. To purchase tickets, go here.
When: Every Friday and Saturday, from September 29 through October 28. Tours are given at 6:30, and 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, 20 Aviles Street, St. Augustine, Florida 32084
Mourning and Mortality: Death in the 19th Century
(904) 829-3575 Historic Downtown
20 Aviles Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
