Death customs

The Ministry made the following 11 selections from the magnificent sarcophagi in the country, which depict the immortal details of life, history and art.

The Roman sarcophagus was discovered in the ancient city of Sidamara

Keening is a form of death wailing usually expressed by women which is found in many indigenous cultures globally

Discovered 140 years ago and taken to England from Türkiye, the Eros Head was put in its place at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum as a result of the initiatives of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

The artifact, which was brought to Türkiye on June 10, was reunited with the historical Sidamara Sarcophagus to which it belonged.

Three more bodies were found buried in the illegal cemetery near Klisura and Bankya.

This was reported by Nova TV, stating that the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has confirmed it. Expert examinations will prove the gender and identity of the victims of the funeral agent Georgi Enev.

The US state of Maine is looking at making Viking-style funerals legal, meaning a deceased person could be set on fire outdoors as part of a ceremony

Seven bodies of elderly people were found buried near the village of Klisura, near the capital Sofia. The Ministry of Interior confirmed that these were unregulated funerals. There is a detainee in the case.

According to unofficial information, the bodies belong to elderly people who were placed in hospices and had to be cremated after their death.

The Municipality of Aleksinac made a decision today on declaring the Day of Mourning tomorrow, April 2, on the occasion of the accident that happened early this morning in the brown coal mine "Soko".
Eight miners lost their lives in the accident, six of them from Aleksinac.

The funeral took place in a closed family circle

Many of the tombs, designed with vaulted ceilings and decorated with painted walls, contained multiple sarcophagi