JohnnyCanuck@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago'Dead' woman found breathing in coffin at own funeralwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
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minus-squareRobert7301201@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAren’t bodies usually embalmed before funerals? In this case it’s a good thing she wasn’t, but usually it helps avoid the whole being buried alive problem.
minus-squarepackardgoose@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn some parts of the world embalming is rare, either because of the cost or cultural taboos against it.
minus-squareBush Wizard@lemmy.mlBlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think it often depends on where the funeral is taking place. Where I’m from I don’t think bodies are embalmed.
Aren’t bodies usually embalmed before funerals? In this case it’s a good thing she wasn’t, but usually it helps avoid the whole being buried alive problem.
In some parts of the world embalming is rare, either because of the cost or cultural taboos against it.
I think it often depends on where the funeral is taking place. Where I’m from I don’t think bodies are embalmed.