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Going Out in Style! Ghana’s Fantasy Coffins

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Fantasy, figurative or proverbial coffins (abebuu adekai), are unusual, transient memorials, being elaborate representations of the deceased’s interests, dreams and achievements.

“I decided to hide Charlie Chaplin’s body and solve my problems…”

June 5, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

On 12th December 1978, Roman Wardas, a 24-year old Polish refugee took to the stand in Switzerland, accused of stealing Chaplin’s body.

Corpse Candles

May 9, 2021June 8, 2022 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

Originating in Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries, corpse candles are an omen of death.

Telling the Bees!

April 17, 2021April 16, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

Telling the Bees, 1879 Following a death, the list of duties seem endless. From booking the undertaker to choosing the coffin, plot or crematorium, the list of necessities seems endless. But of all of these commitments, the most important of them, the most integral of all, is telling the bees. It’s a matter of tradition, … Continue reading Telling the Bees!

The Hanging Coffins and Burial Caves of Lumiang

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

The practise of Hanging Coffins is arguably the most famous funerary ritual of the Kankanaey people of Sagada.

A Very 90s Death: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

March 6, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 10 Comments

In 1996, Japanese toy designers Aki Maita and Yokoi Akihiro debuted the first ever Tamagotchi.

The Grave of Clasped Hands: Love Conquering Death

February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

It’s a twee little statement that love can conquer death, but one that rings romantically true in the adjoining graves of a Dutch Colonel and his aristocratic sweetheart.

Thomas Lynn Bradford – Dying for Eternity

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Professor Thomas Lynn Bradford died on February 5th, 1921. Afterwards, the world waited for his message.

The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion of 1871

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion occurred on a Friday afternoon, on 11thAugust 1871. The explosion killed 28 and injured a further 70.

The Funeral of Fireman Wale

August 20, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

Fire Constable Arthur Wale lost his life aged 46 in the Derham Boot Factory fire of 1906...

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