February 18, 2009

Celebrate life....

Ever heard of a place called 'sapanta'....well...u r not alone...i read about it just a few mins back..
its a small village in the heart of Romania....there's a graveyard in the village...the local people call it 'a cemetary with a difference'...almost all of the graves are decorated by a local artist...and guess what these graves do not have the usual symbols of death...not they bear the usual 'hear lies so-and-so'....instead this artist uses his art to create some of the life these people lived on their grave...how they died...or..their profession...or their hobbies...just to tell u an example...there was this young person who was a tailor by profession...so his grave tells us how he used to spend his life.. ...i found it quite remarkable...its giving out a message...'respect the dead...& celebrate the life they had'.....

check out some of the photographs....

New Europe - The 'Merry Cemetery'

New Europe - The 'Merry Cemetery'


New Europe - The 'Merry Cemetery'

3 comments:

  1. A very nice idea!

    We mourn death - but forget to celebrate life that occurred before it.

    P. S. : Have you taken these pics urself?

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  2. i wish i had
    they r from Palins Travels..u can chk the remaining photos from the site if u want

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  3. nice info and lovely images...vibrant colors!!!

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