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The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel) of Săpânţa, in the heart of the Maramureş, is famous for its colorful wooden funeral crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. A sort of Spoon River hidden on the most northern area of the Romania near Ucraina’s border where the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş started in 1935 carving and painting wood blue crosses, including a scene from their lives, or their death, and a little humorous poem, in some ways a reminiscent of the Boot Hill. The Merry Cemetery, with more of 800 oak wood crosses, is now an open-air museum but still so different from any other European cemetery. This lonely Spoon River is populated by scenes of daily life, works, happiness and sadness, shepherds with their sheep, a barber cutting hair, alcoholics drinking from their bottles, a woman working at her loom, distilleries, doctors, priest, war, tractors and railways accidents. Many stories are about ordinary people who lived a less than ideal life so this cemetery is not as cheerful as it may seem at first glance and the name of Merry Cemetery was a brilliant tourist marketing idea of Ceausescu regime that did not like criticism even veiled. Probably the subtle revenge of Pătraş was the cross of a local communist party leader, "but death is not a collective act." Many scholars have made connections with the local Dacian culture’s belief that death was a moment filled with joy and anticipation for a better life. After the death of Stan Ioan Patras in 1977 the wooden crosses are now made by Dimitru Pop Tincu, working also for successful people who migrated in other countries asking a colorful cross in other countries often far away as USA or UK. The Stan Patras inscription on his tombstone cross says:
Since I was a little boy
I was known as Stan Ioan Pătraş
Listen to me, fellows
There are no lies in what I am going to say
All along my life
I meant no harm to anyone
But did good as much as I could
To anyone who asked
Oh, my poor World
Because It was hard living in it

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  • The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. The Stan Patras inscription on his tombstone cross says: .Since I was a little boy.I was known as Stan Ioan P?tra?.Listen to me, fellows.There are no lies in what I am going to say.All along my life.I meant no harm to anyone.But did good as much as I could.To anyone who asked.Oh, my poor World.Because It was hard living in it
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  • The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. The Stan Patras inscription on his tombstone cross says: .Since I was a little boy.I was known as Stan Ioan P?tra?.Listen to me, fellows.There are no lies in what I am going to say.All along my life.I meant no harm to anyone.But did good as much as I could.To anyone who asked.Oh, my poor World.Because It was hard living in it
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  • The "merry cemetery" where carved tombstones and humorous epitaphs are a remembrance of the dead. After the death of Stan Ioan Patras the wooden cross are now made by Dimitru Pop Tincu
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  • The "merry cemetery" where carved tombstones and humorous epitaphs are a remembrance of the dead.
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  • Sapanta, Holi Mass in the orthodox church of the "merry cemetery" where carved tombstones and humorous epitaphs are a remembrance of the dead.
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  • The "merry cemetery" where carved tombstones and humorous epitaphs are a remembrance of the dead.
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  • The "merry cemetery" where carved tombstones and humorous epitaphs are a remembrance of the dead.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, a farmer killed from a thunderbolt. The cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, teacher. The cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, miner. The cemetery  is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, miner. The cemetery  is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, death of a children. Tje cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, death of a children. Tje cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, railwys accident. The cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, truck's accident. The cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, the village's orthodox prest. The cemetery is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of S?pân?a, Maramure? county, is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan P?tra? who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. The orthodox priest of the village.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first tombstone cross. Here a peasant killed by Hungarian soldiers.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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  • The Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel in Romanian) of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, is famous for its colourful wooden crosses with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum, is linked to the name of the local artist Stan Ioan Pătraş who in 1935 sculpted the first wooden cross. In 1960s, more than 800 of such oak wood crosses came into this unusual cemetery. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum. with naïve paintings describing in an original and poetic manner, the life of the local people buried there with scenes from their lives and work. The Merry Cemetery, now an open-air museum.
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