European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 a graveside visitor reminisces Ninnor hi1 Lowers. Relatives Spruce up the Rostino plan at a loved one. City honors saints and vendors Deal in memories by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau it was Long saturday and Munich s downtown shop Ping area should have been bustling with shoppers and vendors peddling their wares. But this Day was a holi Day the stores and Coffee shops were closed and in Only vendors to he Cound were at the entrances to the City s cemeteries. Nov. 1 is All saints Day. A roman Catholic holy Day that commemorate saints of the Church who Are not remembered by their own Frasl Day. The following Day ii All souls Day a Day on which catholics Pray for the dead. In some of the predominantly Catholic areas of Germany it is a Day for families to gather at Graves 10 remember relatives and to Spruce up the Graves. In some areas particularly in smaller villages inc Day is marked by a ceremonial procession to the cemetery and the sharing of a meal at the graveside. In Munich s a Erlacher porst cemetery adjacent to St Adelheim prison business was brisk or the several do7.cn vendors Selling Flowers wreaths and candles. A steady Stream of bavarian paraded Down the paths of the immaculately maintained grounds to visit the grave Sites of relatives. Many however also visited this cemetery to pay homage to four Young students who paid with their lives or attempting to protest nazi brutality. Brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl Christoph Probst and Alexander sch Morell members of the Ami nazi protest movement inc while Rose Are buried Here. In february 1943, leaflets appeared throughout the City of Munich stating nothing is More unworthy of a people of culture than to allow itself to be governed by an irresponsible clique of rulers who indulge the basest  other leaflets soon appeared denouncing the murder of jews in Poland. The leaflets were signed by the White Rose. A few Days later Large posters appeared around the City announcing the arrest rial and execution of the members of the while Rose. Each year on this religious holy Day the City of Munich and stale of Bavaria place wreaths and Bunches of while Flowers on the students Graves. But they arc nol the Only victims buried Here the cemetery during the War years was the first official burial ground fur victims of nazi Justice in the nearby prison. Most of the victims were removed to cemeteries near their Homes after the War. A Street Vendor near cemetery keeps Busy is photos by Ken George in memory of Sophie Scholl executed in 1943 reminder of the nazi in