WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT DEATH AT THE MERRY CEMETERY... (Northern Romania 🇷🇴)

What do you guys think about death?
We visited the town of Sapanta in Northern Romania to check out one of the most unique cemeteries in the world; The Merry Cemetery!
This was such a unique and interesting experience and we feel so lucky we got to see it and learn about it. The best part of traveling to us will always be to open our minds and learn about how other people think and how they see things. We can't recommend visiting this place enough! It's not only fascinating, but it is stunning! Almost like a museum 😍
Let us know in the comments what was your favorite part and of course, what do you think about death?
Thanks so much for watching and we will see you next time :)
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Aimara & Gordon
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[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much for watching our video! 🥰 Please help us translate the epitaph at minute 04:06 - we want to know! Thanks in advance. Now we have so many new friends who speak Romanian 🇷🇴❤

[@AlinaRosu]

A very rough transaltion: "And I had a car I drove with it a lot But I left everything behind I left this world young Without my help I left a girl and a lad And my wife Anita, A widow from now on, She will raise my lad alone And will get him married I wish you all the best And don’t forget about me Come back for holidays And bring flowers to my tomb"

[@victormyndra273]

@@AlinaRosu yep

[@Slashco]

"A car I had And I traveled lots. But I left it all behind Young did I leave this world I left a girl and a lad Without my help. And Anuta, wife of mine A widow shall be from now on My boy to raise And see him married. I wish all of you the best And don't forget me Come by on holidays And leave some flowers on my grave. Lived 50 years"

[@anarcho.pacifist]

Translation at 4:20 A car I had and I traveled a lot with it. But everything I left behind, once I died. Young from this world I left. I left behind a daughter and a son, without my help, And my wife Anuța, widow she will be from now on. Growing my son, and planning his wedding. I wish only good to everyone and don't forget me. Come by on holidays and leave some flowers on my grave. (He lived 50 years)

[@waysoftheworld_]

Awwww ❤️ thank you for translating. This one is beautiful/sad - like I'm sure a lot of them. I hope they did ok in the end 🙏🏼 thanks again so much for this! ❤️

[@vezokpiraka]

Romanians have a very cynical view of life as well as a sense of humour that is much darker than other cultures. We joke about the hardships of life as real as they come. This cemetery is just the natural evolution of these traits. It's not traditional as it is the only one in Romania of this type, but it isn't outside our comfort zone.

[@waysoftheworld_]

We love this about Romanians! Such happy people with a great sense of humor (we like the darkness and how dry the jokes are 😂) - the merry cemetery is definitely a special place 🫶🏼

[@gletschert]

Such a cool experience learning about the Merry Cemetery!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yes 🇷🇴✟❤️

[@GPosner8]

Death, the great equalizer. It’s fascinating to see how other cultures handle death. Thanks for the video friends🙏 Cherish every day😉👍🤙✌️

[@waysoftheworld_]

So true ❤️ We couldn't agree more! Sending you a big hug :) Have a great day!!

[@LoredanaT]

It comes across as "weird" (as in different) for many of the rest of Romanians too, since we don't have anything like this anywhere else in the country. But maybe this ironic/satirical kind of depicting life and death is a way to cope with what is otherwise a very sad or even tragic event. I like to see it as a mini-journal for each person buried there, not necessarily celebrating anything, but making sure that one way or another they won't be forgotten. P.S. The app is ok, it's just that everything is written in "old Romanian" (an older version anyway), so it doesn't pick up on many things + it skips the puns - I'd wish they'd give tourists some sort of pamphlet in different languages, even if it meant to higher up the entrance fee a bit to do that, there are so many foreign visitors not being able to truly understand and fully enjoy the beauty of this place. Hope you enjoyed your time in Ro and safe travels wherever you're going next! :)

[@waysoftheworld_]

It is such a beautiful idea we think... like you said, maybe it is a way to cope somehow and making sure everyone is remembered... the merry cemetery is a very special place ❤️ - and that makes sense about the app hahaha no wonder a lot of the things didn't make sense 😂 I think there should be a translation too, it would make the experience so much better. Maybe it'll happen one day 🙏🏼 We still have a couple more videos about Romania and I can't believe that's it :( (for this time 😉)

[@nydydn]

4:20 that's not what it says. In Romanian, we have multiple words for son daughter, some of which could be interpreted as virgin son/daughter, but the original meaning was actually newly born, but it became to mean child aged son/daughter, which was later extended to unmarried son/daughter, which could also be interpreted by some as virgin/son daughter. The contextual meaning here is clear and it is not at all about whether his son had or didn't have sex, but the fact that he the son was a child who had to be raised only by his mom, the widow. I even had a car, With it I traveled a lot, But I've left everything behind, I left my married-daughter and child-son, Without my help. I also left my wife, Anuța, Widow from now on she'll be, Raising up my boy And marrying him up. (with the meaning of organizing it) I wish you all the best, To come over for holidays, On my grave to put some flowers.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Awww ❤️ Thanks so much for taking the time to translate and explain it with so much detail! This is really helpful. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@PopaOvidiu9-0]

I think "I've left my married daughter and child son" is wrongly translated .Correctly in my opinion is : I left my daughter and my son .Because they say fecior to unmarried boys and fata to unmarried woman ."Left" it means that he passed away .You forgot from translation : "Tânăr din lume am plecat". Translated shall be :I left this World young (meaning that he died young 50 years old )

[@sst50]

I love Romania after watching your vlog All the best 👍 Keep supporting ❤️

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thank you!!! ❤️

[@waysofstyle_]

This is a very special place ❤️ It’s so interesting to see how other people look at death. I like to believe it is better after we die, but in the meantime, it’s our job every day to live life to the fullest, pursue our dreams and build a life we’re proud of ✨ hopefully one day, when it’s my turn to leave this world I can look back and say: I lived. I truly lived & made this world a better place ✨🙏🏻❤️

[@waysoftheworld_]

🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@ursdaniel]

Welcome to my region: Maramureș! Enjoy your time here! WE ARE A SPECIAL REGION!!

[@waysoftheworld_]

So special. We really had such a great time there. It's so beautiful too and people are so nice and genuine ❤

[@stanciuflorin5328]

My mother was from Maramureș. A special place with special people! Thanks for the video!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Awww! A very special place indeed. We loved it ❤

[@lutoiudaniel3114]

Hello again If you are planning to stay more time in Romania, please visit Bucovina, Oradea, Timișoara, Cluj and you will have nice memories. Have a good night

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi! Thanks so much for the recs. We already left but we hope to be back one day! Out of all of these you recommend, we went to Cluj (and LOVED it!) ❤️🇷🇴

[@leonsarmas2284]

Glad you can visit, it's a realy special place 👍

[@waysoftheworld_]

It really is ❤️

[@ares3470]

Try Carei too, is a beautiful city among your trip you can see and Satu Mare ahead of Carei{here in Satu Mare is a whole history about flooding problems and dictatorship visit follow by constructions of the river dams of how an engineer made prison for making a bridge higher and it saved it from flood being destroyed and you can see national opera Dinu Lipati maybe and local theater of North, dacia museum, heroes statue, which celebrate the defeat of fascism and nazi from Romanian territory} , and travel much more further to Oradea if you really want a nice and surprising experience. Carei has a cute castle which many don't know about it, and a nice park with trees from different regions of the world, it also has thermal baths park, and there is one more in Tășnad(60+C temperature) , they not open during cold season, but they amazing and highly recommended during summers as they have and cold Olympics swimming pools.

[@ares3470]

Barsana monastery is also quit nice builded close in Maramureș, but idk if it's that beauty during cold season, and Cavnic is also used for winter sports.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thank you so much for sending us all these recs, honestly! When we go back to Romania, we already have an itinerary thanks to all the recs locals have sent! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this 🫶🏼❤️ you guys have been so helpful to us!

[@silviuvelovici8307]

This is a rough translation from 4:27. "I had a car, I traveled a lot with it. But I left them all behind, I left the world young. I left behind a daughter and a son without my help. And my wife Anuta a widow from now on, to raise the son and get him married. I wish you all well and don't forget me. Visit during the holidays and put flowers on my grave". It is actually o poem and sounds nice in Romanian. Enjoy your stay in Romania!

[@waysoftheworld_]

Yeah, even in English it sounds nice and kind of sad, but still beautiful ❤️ Thank you so much for taking the time to translate for us and everyone who doesn't speak Romanian! We loved your country and can't wait to be back 🇷🇴🫶🏼

[@mihaigrosu5005]

Thanks!

[@mihaigrosu5005]

Thanks for another short but great video :) . I like the way you guys interpreted this cemetery ! As always , looking forward for the next video . Have a great one !

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks so much!!! This is by far one of the coolest places we visited! Thanks for supporting our channel ❤️🙏🏼

[@radudumanovschi3387]

The epitaph says that the man left a widow and a child whom he hopes she will raise and marry.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks for translating! But wait, he wants the wife to marry their kid? Or he hopes she marries someone else? Sorry, I'm a little bit lost here 😂

[@radudumanovschi3387]

@@waysoftheworld_ No! He wants his wife to saise the child so one day he will marry someone.

[@ares3470]

And car I been having, I been travelling a lot, All from world I left behind, Young I left this world, I have left a daughter and a son, Without my helping support. And my Anuța wife Widow shall she be from now Shall she have to raise my son And to marry him some girl I wish all of you the good And to don't forget of me! During holidays visit me Bring and put my grave some flowers. Last part out of message, he lived for 50 years.

[@waysoftheworld_]

You're the best! Thanks so much for translating ❤️ We thought it was a funny one, but it was actually really sad 💔

[@anarcho.pacifist]

I've been dead before being born, and I was OK with it. :) And after I die it will be just like before being born, so I should be OK with it. Or maybe our reality is just one of infinitely many. Maybe before being born, we lived in another reality, and after we die, we will transcend into a different reality. Or maybe life is just a dream, and when we die, we wake up from the dream. :) Nonetheless, it doesn't really matter. We just live and enjoy the present.

[@waysoftheworld_]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! ❤️ Who really knows right!? But yes, live, be happy and enjoy today 🙏🏼

[@frawldog]

🧛‍♀️

[@ares3470]

Definetly wrong translation.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Thanks for taking the time to translate! 🫶🏼

[@SantaClaus111]

When you make a joke even on a bad time or tragic moments . Bringing a small smile 🙂 it's all that matters. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS CEMETERY.

[@waysoftheworld_]

Exactly! We love that idea and that's why we LOVED the merry cemetery ❤️

[@foxtrotcalifornia5492]

HALLO WE HAVE A SPECIAL KIND OF HUMOR HO HELP US DURING A BAD AND SAD SITUATION AND OF COURSE WE HAVE THIS FROM THE DACIANS NOT TO BE AFRAID OF DEATH WISH WELL GUYS

[@waysoftheworld_]

Hi! Yes, we love that!!! This has to be the coolest cemetery in the world!

[@giannirao]

Lo presentas en castellano y luego todo es en inglés!!!👎👎👎

[@waysoftheworld_]

Solo tienes que verlo con subtitulos. YT hace la traduccion 👍🏻

[@giannirao]

@@waysoftheworld_ soy no vidente...