Death customs
The real island of the “walking dead” (videos)
They say the dead live on in our hearts and minds – but in one Indonesian province, the deceased continue to walk the earth in a rather more literal, zombie-like fashion. In Torajana in South Sulawesi Indonesia, a tribe honors the deceased and shows its affection to the dead with a strange ancient custom. They dig them up, dress them in fancy new clothes and…take a stroll with them.
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William Kentridge | Athens | To June 30
Acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge presents a 40-meter caravan of shadows extending over eight screens, reminiscent of a medieval danse macabre, every night at 9.30 p.m. through June 30 on the Dionysiou Areopagitou promenade, just a few meters from the Acropolis metro station.
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Public pays respects to late PM
Former conservative prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis laid in repose Wednesday for the public to pay its respects at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral ahead of a funeral service at 3 p.m.
The mourners - among them the country's 76-year-old former king, Constantine - filed the the flag-draped coffin and expressed their condolences to the family.
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Mardin's gallery grave opens to visitors
A 1,400 year-old gallery grave unearthed during archaeological works in the ancient city of Dara in the southeastern province of Mardin has been opened to visitors after necessary measures.
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'Cemetery of the nameless' established in Turkey's west for Syrians who died en route to Greece
A "cemetery of the nameless" has been established near the coast in the western Turkish province of İzmir for Syrians who died while trying to cross over to Greece.
The newly founded Doğançay Cemetery hosts dozens of graves bearing numbers rather than names, with an imam praying for the unidentified bodies during their burial.
Six mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt’s Luxor
The Laity Pass Under the Shroud of God on Friday
On Holy Friday - the worst day of the Son of God - do not celebrate the mass. In the morning in the temple they exported the holy shroud, which reminds wearing the Christ's body to the grave. In the evening takes place the symbolic burial of Christ.
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Viral video of priest’s funeral in Crete with gunshots (video)
A video posted on the Facebook page of a user named Kostas Manoudiakis which shows the funeral procession of the Abbot of the Monastery Vontisiou in Crete has gone viral with over 55,000 views. The Cretans are renowned for their love of guns and weapons, which they often use on social occasions like weddings and funerals.
Hearse driver loses coffin
The coffin of a man in the region of Ilia in the Peloponnese was temporarily lost on Saturday after the driver of the hearse lost control of the vehicle on his way to the funeral while under the influence of alcohol.
The coffin, and the corpse contained within, apparently slid out of the car.
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Search for Ben Needham leads to discovery of ancient graves, reports say
Police seeking a toddler missing for 25 years have uncovered several ancient graves during a dig in a field on the Greek island of Kos, where he was last seen, according to reports Thursday.
It is believed that the area may have been an old burial ground.
Police said that the search for Ben Needham will continue despite discovery of the graves which could be 1500 years old.