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Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel)

The Merry Cemetery

CultureHistoric photo spotgoogle verified

~45 min

easy

9/10

contemplative

A local would say...

Graves with funny poems about how each person died — the world's only cemetery that makes you laugh

The world's most cheerful graveyard — each grave marker is a brightly painted wooden cross with a humorous poem and naive painting depicting the dead person's life, vices, and manner of death. Started by local artist Stan Ion Pătraș in 1935. Death celebrated with wit and colour instead of grief.