Places Around In The World Where It Is Illegal To Die

Did you know that it is totally illegal for people to die in these particular places. Check them out!

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 23:01

When a person dies, there is a lot that is left behind by him. As we all know that death is inevitable, there are few meddling humans who have passed laws in certain places which prohibits a person from dying.

Sounds confusing? Well, it means that it is totally illegal to die in certain places on the planet!

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Though this sounds like something totally unbelievable, it is considered to be taken seriously, as it is a sin to die in these specific places!

Check out the list and update yourself!

Itsukushima

It is an island in Japan that is considered to be holy according to Shintoism and the followers here are dedicated to maintaining the island's purity by making sure that nobody dies on the island. Since 1878, the law has barred the people from giving birth or from dying on the island!

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Sellia

This place is in Italy, where only 537 people now live in Sellia and most are over the age of 65 years. The mayor of this town decreed that all people are 'forbidden to get ill within the municipality' and that 'dying is prohibited'. Those who do not comply with the regular health check-ups are fined ten euros a year.

Lanjaron

People of this place in Spain are not allowed to die and there are around 4000 residents living here. Apparently, the law was more of a cheeky response to opponents who were looking for a quick-fix to the problem of unavailability of burial space. Hence, the government decided to make this a law!

Longyearbyen

This place is in the Svalbard Islands of Norway and it has a completely different reason to ban deaths in the area. The bodies there never decompose, as the area is all frozen. In fact, live samples of the virus of the Spanish influenza epidemic, which occurred in 1917, were taken from bodies buried there! Hence, the law was passed!

Falciano del Massico

This town in southern Italy had no space to bury their dead. The mayor had issued a statement which said, 'It is forbidden for residents to go beyond the boundaries of earthly life, to go into the afterlife'.

Sarpourenx

This scenic town of Sarpourenx in France imposed sanctions on those who dare to die in this town. The law was passed after a French court denied permission to expand the existing graveyard.

Biritiba-Mirim

The mayor of this town in Brazil passed a public bill, making it illegal for people to kick the bucket. This was due to the local cemetery being full and it left the authorities to impose desperate measures.

Le Lavandou

The mayor of Le Lavandou, France, was denied permission to build a cemetery by the sea, hence all he did was he passed a law barring people from dying here. Visitors dying there are sent to their home region or put in pigeon-holes holding urns.

Cugnaux

The mayor Philippe Guérin was trying to build a new cemetery on a vacant airfield, and apparently, there was unavailability of burial space in the town. When he wasn't given approval for the project, a law was passed by the mayor banning death.