Merry Cemetery celebrates the dead with gaily painted grave-markers

Michael sez, "The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in north-east Romania (the Moldovan region). I visited it with my wife and parents-in-law this summer. nstead of a sombre and sad approach to death the Merry Cemetery celebrates life with colourful painted oak 'headstones' engraved with a picture and story of the life of the deceased."

The Merry Cemetery (Thanks, Michael!)

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OriGuy

Michael Palin visted this cemetary in his New Europe series.
http://palinstravels.co.uk/book-4264?crithl=3648
leaded

i believe anthony bourdain makes a fun trip to that grave yard on his program as well.
AdrianTM

Only that’s not in Moldavia, it’s in MaramureÅŸ, see here: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/MaramureÅŸ
PeaceNerd

if i was still a geography teacher, i’d be apt to show this slideshow for my class – then ask them to draw a picture of what they’d want their own tombstone to look like if they were buried here.
IronEdithKidd

This is awesome. It almost makes me want to get burried after I die. Almost.
Anonymous

It is a very beautiful place, particularly, but please change the region where they are.
Cemetery is located in Romania, Maramures, Maramures region, in the village Sapanta.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Cemetery
unapologetic

If you want to see colorful cemeteries, try every cemetery in Guatemala. (witness: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=cemetary+guatemala+&m=tags)
Anonymous

Ghana’s Ga tribe has a fascinating view of death.
Their coffins are unique celebrations of the person’s life. See pictures here.
Anonymous

Here’s a report about this romanian cemetery : http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20100817-romania-cheerful-cemetery-sapanta-art-crosses
GuyInMilwaukee

Beautiful but a bit too colorful for my tastes. I need my stones a bit more grim.

This was my favorite gravestone of all time.
http://www.astrofunk.com/grave/index.html