Funeral in the USA: everything is like in a movie

I moved to the USA more than 10 years ago, I rarely write about the differences between Ukraine and the USA, because after so many years I have already forgotten what it was like in Ukraine. Many things seem banal, but some things still evoke a “cultural...

American died on his way to the cemetery

A Baltimore resident who was driving to the funeral was shot dead on his way to the cemetery, the New York Post reported, citing police data. Police Officer Jeremy Silbert said the police patrol found 39-year-old Dante Holmes with a gunshot wound early Saturday morning, 10 ...

Shooting in Florida: one hundred pilots came to the funeral of the deceased schoolgirl

In Parkland, Florida, 14 colleagues of her father, United Airlines captain Tony Montalto, attended the funeral of the girl Gina Rose, who died in the shootout on February 100, so that he would not feel lonely that day, writes CNN. The funeral took place at Mary Help ...

Shainsky's composer will be buried a month after his death

The funeral of Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky will take place on January 22 at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Culture Alexander Zhuravsky, writes Vzglyad. “To date, an agreement has been reached that the farewell to the outstanding Russian composer, as well as the civil funeral service, will be held on January 22 ...

In South Carolina, superheroes came to the funeral of a child who was shot at school

Most of the guests attended the funeral of 6-year-old Jacob Hall, who died in the shooting at Townville Primary School in South Carolina, dressed as superheroes. This request was made by the parents of a boy who loved various comics during his lifetime, reports ABC News. Among the visitors were ...

Death in New York: Graves for Mansions and Planning Your Own Funeral

Death in one of America's most expensive metropolitan areas, like life, requires investment and careful planning. Over the past few decades, the number of cemetery spaces in New York has dwindled enough to create a market for used crypts. True, to call them a budget option ...

Wreaths "from the lads" and thousands of mourners: how a thief in law was buried in Azerbaijan

On August 19, Azerbaijan said goodbye to the crime boss Rovshan (Janiev) Lenkoransky, who was killed by a killer in Turkey. A crowd of several thousand people, mostly young people, came to see him off on his last journey, writes "Present Time". After the funeral namaz (janaz-namaz) in ...

Hearse hijacked during funeral

New York police arrested a man who stole a hearse during a funeral. Michael Heeling, 28, on Wednesday, near the Catholic Church of St. Michael, located on Washington Street in Buffalo, got behind the wheel of an empty hearse and disappeared. The police were able to detain the hijacker 20 kilometers from the church. ...

In Moscow, introduced a seasonal markup for the funeral

The state-owned enterprise "Ritual", which is a monopoly on the Moscow funeral market, has raised prices for its services and introduced seasonal markups. "Kommersant" managed to get acquainted with the letter in which "Ritual" notifies specialized services of the change in tariffs from June 1. According to new prices, in the summer season (from May 1 to October 31), digging a grave will cost 9,07 thousand rubles ...

Veterans invited to the celebration of Victory Day in the funeral home

One of the funeral houses of Yekaterinburg, Russia, has chosen a very peculiar way to congratulate the elderly on Victory Day. The pensioners were invited to drink vodka or tea in the ritual hall, surrounded by wreaths with mournful inscriptions and other funeral paraphernalia. There is an advertisement on the company's website: ...

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