Funeral customs in different countries differ radically. What in one country is completely natural, in another it is deemed unacceptable.
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For example, some cemeteries in Guatemala have a strange view for many other representatives. Instead of painting everything in dark colors of mourning, the deceased's relatives paint their tombstones in the favorite color of the person who is in the grave.
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In Guatemala, the custom to paint tombstones is widespread, resulting in Guatemalan graveyard look completely different from in any other country. Such cemeteries are the official tourist attractions which welcome tourists on a regular basis.
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Besides painting tombstones Guatemalans have another very interesting and beautiful custom. On the first of November the locals dressed in colorful clothes come to the cemetery to arrange a little picnic. Also on the day of All Saints Guatemalans make and launch into the air kite on which are written the words addressed to the deceased person. Thus they pass to the deceased everything that they did not have time to tell him during his lifetime.
