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Italian mayor issues 'ban against dying'

However, at least two residents have defied the decree.

Mar 13th 2012, 2:30 PM 5,651 Views 10 Comments

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SINCE THE START of the month it has been illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a village of 3,700 people some 50 km from Naples in southern Italy.

Mayor Giulio Cesare Fava issued the tongue-in-cheek decree because the village has no graveyard and it is feuding with a nearby town that has one — creating a logistical problem about what to do with the deceased.

The mayor told newspapers that villagers are content.

“The ordinance has brought happiness,” he was quoted today as saying. “Unfortunately, two elderly citizens disobeyed.”

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Italian mayor issues 'ban against dying'