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Hungarian gravedigging contest highlights trade skills and reduces taboos

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A gravedigging competition was held in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, featuring 38 competitors organized into 19 two-man teams. The event, hosted by the Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators, aimed to highlight the skills involved in the trade and reduce societal taboos surrounding death. Robert Nagy and his teammate László Kiss won the contest with a time of 1 hour and 21 minutes, emphasizing speed and adherence to specific dimensions. AI

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Hungarian gravedigging contest highlights trade skills and reduces taboos

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · Associated Press ·

    Competitors dig deep at Hungarian gravedigging contest

    A gravedigging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be anything but as 38 competitors grabbed picks and shovels on Saturday. The Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators organises the contest to showca…

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