Coffin certification UK

http://www.ffma.co.uk/about/test-protocol

Are we just shit at death

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/are-we-just-shit-at-death-999

10 amazing cemeteries

http://listverse.com/2009/03/21/10-fascinating-graveyards-you-must-see/

Las Muertas: Photographic Tribute to Day of the Dead

A hauntingly beautiful collection of photographs, Las Muertas is inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Dia De Los Muertos.


The photos, by Tim Tadder, depict skull painted, vibrantly dressed women with elaborate headdresses, against Aztec-style backgrounds and desolate landscapes.


See this stunning collection here.

American Funeral Home Takes its Showroom Out On The Road

An innovative undertaker in Dallas has decided to create a mobile showroom so that he can reach out to the public.

In addition to a traditional funeral home in Plano, he has opened a storefront in Richardson and has created a fleet of mobile showrooms to take the funeral home to the public.

The story appeared in yesterday's Dallas News.

In England we would just visit the family with a briefcase.

Russian Mafia Gravestones in Pictures

For a fascinating look at the extravagant gravestones of Russian gangsters and their families, follow this link.

Blackfoot Proverb

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

 

Crowfoot (1836-1890) warrior and peace-promoting head chief