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No. 4: The Merry Cemetery – Romania


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Death and burials are often seen as saddening and painful events. However, in a tiny little village in Romania, the locals decided to harvest a more positive outlook on the act of passing away when they set up the Merry Cemetery. The cemetery, which is now a UNESCO heritage site, has lively-colored wooden crosses for tombstones, crosses which are inscribed with humorous sayings and epitaphs.