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The 40-year old from the North Toraja Regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, was killed after the coffin of his mother fell on him during her funeral. As is tradition, Kondorura and the other pallbearers were carrying the coffin up a bamboo ladder into a temple, when the ladder collapsed beneath them. As everyone fell off, the coffin hit ...
Free Willy: Willy re-appears swimming and popping his fin up. Super Mario Bros. Two Japanese business executives propose making a video game based on Iggy and Spike, now trapped on Earth, who decide on the title The Super Koopa Cousins. Grumpy Old Men: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from the film. Les Visiteurs: Tower guard says farewell ...
Hanging coffins in China are known in Mandarin as xuanguan ( simplified Chinese: 悬 棺; traditional Chinese: 懸 棺; pinyin: xuán guān) which also means "hanging coffin". They are an ancient funeral custom of some ethnic minorities. The most famous hanging coffins are those which were made by the Bo people (now extinct) of Sichuan and Yunnan.
Viewing (funeral) In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1] It is generally recommended (although not necessary) that a ...
More than one year after Prince Philip ’s funeral, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s casket will be moved and reunited with his wife of seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II. Read article. The royal ...
Casquette girl. Contemporary engraving depicting the departure of "comfort girls" to the New World. A casquette girl ( French: fille à la cassette) but also known historically as a casket girl or a Pelican girl, [1] was a woman brought from France to the French colonies of Louisiana to marry. [2] [3] The name derives from the small chests ...
Cassandra Peterson is best known for playing her alter-ego Elvira for the past 25 years and now the vampy actress is sharing her incredibly eclectic life with her fans in a new "coffin table" book ...
A 16-year-old American girl died when she stumbled and plunged more than 300 feet down an embankment on a sightseeing walk in Switzerland, authorities said Monday. First responders who rushed to ...