We have always been told that death is inevitable, but meddling humans have passed laws in certain places which prohibit a person from dying. Yep, you read that right. First heard of in 5th century BC, on the Greek island of Delos, dying or giving birth was banned for religious reasons. Here are some places which absolutely forbid people from dying.


1. Itsukushima. Japan

The island of Itsukushima in Japan is considered holy according to Shintoism and followers are dedicated to maintaining the island's purity by making sure that nobody dies on the island. The restriction is in place since 1878, barring people from giving birth or from dying on the island. Blood was spilled in the Battle of Miyajima in 1555, after which the commander who won, ordered the bodies of the fallen troops to be shifted to the mainland. The blood-soiled mud was thrown away and buildings scrubbed clean of blood.

2. Sellia, Italy


Only five hundred and thirty seven people now live in Sellia and most are over 65 years old. In the 1960s, the population was triple that number. The mayor, worried about the town dying out, decreed that all people are 'forbidden to get ill within the municipality' and that 'dying is prohibited'. It was essentially meant as a well-intentioned gesture on the mayor's part, encouraging people to take care of their health more prudently. Those not complying with regular health checkups are fined to the tune of ten euros a year.

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3. Lanjaron, Spain

The 4000 residents of the Andalucian village of Lanjaron have also been forbidden to conk off. The law was more of a cheeky response to opponents who were looking for a quick fix to the problem of unavailability of burial space. The law remains in place till the government provides land and money to the villagers to build a cemetery.

4. Longyearbyen, Norway

The frozen town of Longyearbyen in the Svalbard Islands of Norway has a completely different reason to ban deaths in the area. The bodies there never decompose. Due to permafrost, dead bodies were completely well preserved and did not decay. In fact, live samples of the virus of the Spanish influenza epidemic in 1917 were taken from bodies buried there. People who are gravely ill or about to die are taken to different parts of Norway.

5. Falciano del Massico, Italy

The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy, had no space to bury their dead. The mayor had issued a statement which said, 'It is forbidden for residents to go beyond the boundaries of earthly life, to go into the afterlife'. There were disputes over a cemetery with the neighbouring town until the mayor decided to build one. People had been forbidden to die until then.

6. Sarpourenx, France

The scenic town of Sarpourenx in France imposes sanctions on those who dare to die on them. Though it seems unlikely that the sanctions affect the dead much. The law was passed after a French court denied permission to expand the existing graveyard.

7. Biritiba-Mirim, Brazil

In 2005, the mayor passed a public bill making it illegal for people to kick the bucket. The local cemetery was full, leaving authorities to impose desperate measures. The mayor's sensible arguments to the government were that chopping up the rainforest which surrounded the village would pose as an environmental risk and he could not afford to pollute the rivers with rotting corpses. A cemetery was finally built in 2010.

8. Le Lavandou, France

In a similar situation, when the mayor of Le Lavandou was denied permission to build a cemetery by the sea, he passed a law barring people from dying. The residents backed his decision but people still die and are somehow buried. Visitors dying there are sent to their home region or put in pigeon-holes holding urns.

9. Cugnaux, France


The mayor Philippe Guérin was trying to build a new cemetery on a vacant airfield in 2007 due to unavailability of burial space. When he wasn't given approval for the project, a law was passed by the mayor banning death.

phelonrays:
omo!!!! dis kind law fit work for dis our naija??

I'm telling you

It's a totally different scenario who you come to ondo Town..




Dead bodies everywhere*

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RipMorosini:
It's a totally different scenario who you come to ondo Town..




Dead bodies everywhere*

*Spits

You know say Ondo people get agidi na....

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