Most people have a fear of being in a coffin when dead.Anyone here with Taphophobia
"Before the advent of modern medicine, the fear was not entirely irrational. "
Luckily we now have modern medicine!!
Most people have a fear of being in a coffin when dead.Anyone here with Taphophobia
"Before the advent of modern medicine, the fear was not entirely irrational. "
Luckily we now have modern medicine!!
Budh Ram's son, Ranjit, said it was a joy for the family, as they would not have celebrated Diwali following a death, but now, "the celebrations are going to be grand".
"Greek scholars later wrote that in the days after his death, Alexander's body didn't decompose, proving the warrior king was a god. But Dr Hall says this may have been because he was in fact still alive."
An Ethiopian man who woke up in his coffin during his burial two months ago has died.
Hirpha Negero was pronounced dead in November and was placed inside a coffin, where he lay for five hours, but during the funeral villagers heard knocking from inside the coffin.
Mr Hirpha told the BBC at the time what he experienced:
Quote Message: I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
Then he said he managed to start calling, "Is there anybody around?"
The village undertaker Etana Kena said that people were shocked and ran away and he had had to open the coffin alone.
After the initial shock, the burial ceremony then turned into a celebration.
The undertaker, who is also Mr Hirpha’s uncle, said: “I have buried more than 50 or 60 bodies. I have never anything seen like this before. He seemed to be dead.”
Mr Hirpha said he had had visions when he was unconscious of “a beautiful green place” where a man dressed in white told him to "go back".
Dr Birra Leggese told the BBC that Mr Hirpha had probably been in a “deep coma”.
The same undertaker buried Mr Negero for the second time on Thursday, one day after he died.
He said that this time he was certain his nephew was dead because he had witnessed his long sickness.
it can be quite shocking to be buried alive, so it can kill you actually. How many times can one take such a shock that friends, family and doctors declare one dead while still alive. Some people are actually conscious about the outside world when in such hibernation type state, but can not signal out.An Ethiopian man who woke up in his coffin during his burial two months ago has died.
Hirpha Negero was pronounced dead in November and was placed inside a coffin, where he lay for five hours, but during the funeral villagers heard knocking from inside the coffin.
Mr Hirpha told the BBC at the time what he experienced:
Quote Message: I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
Then he said he managed to start calling, "Is there anybody around?"
The village undertaker Etana Kena said that people were shocked and ran away and he had had to open the coffin alone.
After the initial shock, the burial ceremony then turned into a celebration.
The undertaker, who is also Mr Hirpha’s uncle, said: “I have buried more than 50 or 60 bodies. I have never anything seen like this before. He seemed to be dead.”
Mr Hirpha said he had had visions when he was unconscious of “a beautiful green place” where a man dressed in white told him to "go back".
Dr Birra Leggese told the BBC that Mr Hirpha had probably been in a “deep coma”.
The same undertaker buried Mr Negero for the second time on Thursday, one day after he died.
He said that this time he was certain his nephew was dead because he had witnessed his long sickness.
It's a good excuse for a party (BTW see Arlene Foster @0.07)it can be quite shocking to be buried alive, so it can kill you actually. How many times can one take such a shock that friends, family and doctors declare one dead while still alive. Some people are actually conscious about the outside world when in such hibernation type state, but can not signal out.An Ethiopian man who woke up in his coffin during his burial two months ago has died.
Hirpha Negero was pronounced dead in November and was placed inside a coffin, where he lay for five hours, but during the funeral villagers heard knocking from inside the coffin.
Mr Hirpha told the BBC at the time what he experienced:
Quote Message: I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
I heard someone crying. I was suffocating and trying to tear away the shroud. I was so weak, unable to speak out."
Then he said he managed to start calling, "Is there anybody around?"
The village undertaker Etana Kena said that people were shocked and ran away and he had had to open the coffin alone.
After the initial shock, the burial ceremony then turned into a celebration.
The undertaker, who is also Mr Hirpha’s uncle, said: “I have buried more than 50 or 60 bodies. I have never anything seen like this before. He seemed to be dead.”
Mr Hirpha said he had had visions when he was unconscious of “a beautiful green place” where a man dressed in white told him to "go back".
Dr Birra Leggese told the BBC that Mr Hirpha had probably been in a “deep coma”.
The same undertaker buried Mr Negero for the second time on Thursday, one day after he died.
He said that this time he was certain his nephew was dead because he had witnessed his long sickness.
I just heard about such story in my home town, they where bringing a dead person to the church by horse (quite some years back), then from the coffin the person waked up when the horse wagon went over a big bump. Back to the farm. And people want smooth roads ?