Sapanta, Romania - June 08, 2021 - Painted Blue Wooden Crosses In The Merry Cemetery In Maramures. The Merry Cemetery - Romanian: Cimitirul Vesel Is A Cemetery In The Village Of Sapanta, Maramures County, Romania. It Is Famous For Its Brightly Colored Tombstones With Naã¯ve Paintings Describing, In An Original And Poetic Manner, The People Who Are Buried There In Addition To Scenes From Their Lives. The Merry Cemetery Became An Open-Air Museum And A National Tourist Attraction. Sapanta, Maramures County, Romania, Europe

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