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In 1534, the Capuchin monks in Palermo built their first monastery in Sicily - near the church of Santa Maria Della (The Lady of Peace). The site was allotted to them when they settled and was considered the worst piece of land. As a burial place for their fellow monks, the monks used a small tomb they had dug under the altar of St. Anne. Deceased monks, wrapped in sheets, were lowered into this burial chamber from above.

But: the community of Capuchins grew larger and larger over time and so the tomb was no longer sufficient in 1597. To solve their space problem, the monks chose the old caves behind the main altar as an alternative area. They decided to excavate them and use them as catacombs for the Capuchin monks. No sooner said than done: the excavations began.Two years later, the new underground cemetery was ready. However, when the monks opened the old burial chamber to transfer their dead brothers to their new destination, they came across forty-five intact, naturally mummified bodies. The tufa walls of the vault and the draught conditions had prevented the dead from decomposing normally.

The well-preserved bodies were a shock to the locals. They thought it was a sign from heaven and the abbot at the time decided to display the dead as a symbol of their own transience (memento mori).

The first mummy exhibited in the catacombs was that of monk Frate Silvestro da Gubbio. He was laid out in a plain brown robe, with a headdress and a shield that dated his death to 16 October 1599. If you visit this museum cemetery today, you will come across 1.100 mummies, wearing their best robes, pinned to the wall, sitting on benches or lying in open coffins.

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@LotusBud @RANCIDMILKO ™ ®© Maybe one of you can tell us what it says on the doll's card in the last image.

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*Creepy 'hospital' where dolls are treated by expert 'surgeons': Pictures show bizarre repair shop which gives toys a patient file as they await their operation.​

Right in the heart of Old Lisbon, battered and broken dolls - some of which over a century old - are brought back to health in a creepy 'hospital'. The establishment, known as the Hospital de Bonecas, was founded in 1830 and is described in tourist guides for Portugal's capital as one of the oldest toy infirmaries still in operation.

'We have clients from all over the world and all ages. There are museums which ask us to restore pieces, also private collectors, but the vast majority of our clients are individuals - people who are sentimentally attached,' said Manuela Cutileiro, 72, the hospital's owner. Piled on shelves and stored in bizarre see-through drawers, the happy, confused and sometimes outright weird faces of much-loved dolls stare on as they await their surgery.

Elsewhere, bizarre stacks of legs and arms long ago removed from bodies lie on tables awaiting reattachment. Some 4,000 dolls can be found inside the hospital. There are 100-year-old dolls with porcelain heads, along with dolls dressed in costumes from different regions of Portugal, as well as some modern Barbies.

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It says "A blond doll. Plastic to be used by your choice." And then, some type of fabric code or size to be used

Signed: Clara

 

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It says "A blond doll. Plastic to be used by your choice." And then, some type of fabric code or size to be used

Thanks bro!

 

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NP man

 

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That dirt road leads to my aunt's farm, where I spent most of my vacations when I was younger

The page doesn't give the real details, it just mentions a "invisible whip" that would strike people

They say that in the 50's there was this man, some sort of career criminal that would go around robbing, raping and murdering and because he had some sort of "pact" with you know who, he always managed to evade capture and "shots didn't hit him"

So a bunch of lawmen came from other cities to hunt this fella and they shot him until he looked like a sieve

And it all happened on that hill, close to the tree. After that, people would see, hear and feel things and many would describe being lashed on the back and legs

Others would say they were chased by some sort of monstruous wild pig

But one thing I remember well is that depending on the angle that you looked at tree, the trunk and the branches would form sort of devilish silhouette. A cousin showed it to me, like 35 years ago and I'll never remember, the moment you see it, you turn your face away instantly because it's fucking scary.

When I was a teenager we'd go to the city and when we would come back at night, we'd almost shit our pants when we had to pass next to that tree, we'd run like crazy

 

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@LotusBud @RANCIDMILKO ™ ®© Maybe one of you can tell us what it says on the doll's card in the last image.

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*Creepy 'hospital' where dolls are treated by expert 'surgeons': Pictures show bizarre repair shop which gives toys a patient file as they await their operation.​

Right in the heart of Old Lisbon, battered and broken dolls - some of which over a century old - are brought back to health in a creepy 'hospital'. The establishment, known as the Hospital de Bonecas, was founded in 1830 and is described in tourist guides for Portugal's capital as one of the oldest toy infirmaries still in operation.

'We have clients from all over the world and all ages. There are museums which ask us to restore pieces, also private collectors, but the vast majority of our clients are individuals - people who are sentimentally attached,' said Manuela Cutileiro, 72, the hospital's owner. Piled on shelves and stored in bizarre see-through drawers, the happy, confused and sometimes outright weird faces of much-loved dolls stare on as they await their surgery.

Elsewhere, bizarre stacks of legs and arms long ago removed from bodies lie on tables awaiting reattachment. Some 4,000 dolls can be found inside the hospital. There are 100-year-old dolls with porcelain heads, along with dolls dressed in costumes from different regions of Portugal, as well as some modern Barbies.

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This isn't creepy to me. It's very sweet. LOL

 

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This isn't creepy to me. It's very sweet. LOL

Yeah, I was wondering myself what it was doing in the list of scary places on earth I was using. I figured what the hell. I'll post it. lol

 

[LotusBud]

This entire chapel is made of the bones of monks. I've been there.

The Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) in Evora is a wonderfully macabre reminder of our own mortality. It is located to the rear of the Igreja de São Francisco and was built during the 16th century by one of the Franciscan monks who thought it a nice idea to make his fellow monks contemplate on their own mortality. It seems things got a little carried away as the inside is covered in over 5,000 skulls plus a couple of desiccated corpses dangling from the ceiling!

 

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You creepy man creep me out with threads like this and you constant emails looking for nudes. Back off I have a man.. and if you ain't careful he will kick your teeth down your throat @Alticus You've been warned. Now if you do things in a nice polite Canadian way FAKE CANADIAN.. you can have me tomorrow between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. just cost you a little of a 500 buckaroos

 

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The exact origins of Lithuania's Kryžių Kalnas, or the Hill of Crosses, remain a mystery. Just outside the northern city of Šiauliai, thousands of metal and wooden crosses—placed here for nearly two centuries—have found a home on the growing mound of religious fervor. Dangling rosaries chime in the blowing wind and provide a rolling soundtrack for icons of saints and photographs of revered local patriots. Despite many attempts to destroy it, this unusual pilgrimage site endures as a powerful testament to devotion.

Legends and fables color the history of the Hill of Crosses. First mention in writing dates to 1850, but some think the crosses appeared earlier, left by mourning relatives of the victims of revolts against the Russian regime in 1831, and later in 1863. The tsar suppressed national identity by limiting religious expression, so families were forbidden to honor the dead with proper burial in cemeteries. Many believe the crosses cropped up at the end of the 19th century, after an apparition of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus asked the believers to cover the holy place with these icons.The tradition of carving religious icons has been handed down through generations. UNESCO recognizes cross-making as intangible cultural heritage of Lithuania, a “symbol of national and religious identity,” uniting the community in the face of adversity. During the Soviet era, religion remained banned and the Hill of Crosses off limits. In April 1961, the entire site was bulldozed and burned down by the authorities. Even though the Hill of Crosses was destroyed four more times, each time locals risked political danger by defiantly rebuilding the site under the cover of darkness.

Since gaining independence in 1991, religion in Lithuania is practiced freely and openly. Still, a rural exodus from rural areas and villages means fewer young people learn the craft of cross-making. Today, no one really holds jurisdiction of the Hill of Crosses, with different organizations and individual volunteers pitching in to maintain the site. However, even with an uncertain future, the Hill of Crosses welcomes tourists so they might better understand the local community’s difficult past, learn of its unshakable faith, and feel hope for the future.

As Rūta Stankuvienė, director of Šiauliai Tourism Information Center describes: “It doesn’t matter who you are, what religious confession you follow, or at what time you come, since the canonical rituals of the Church are not so important here. The doors of this place are always open because there are no doors at all. Here, nature mingles with culture, including any person in the completely unique experience.”

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The exact origins of Lithuania's Kryžių Kalnas, or the Hill of Crosses, remain a mystery. Just outside the northern city of Šiauliai, thousands of metal and wooden crosses—placed here for nearly two centuries—have found a home on the growing mound of religious fervor. Dangling rosaries chime in the blowing wind and provide a rolling soundtrack for icons of saints and photographs of revered local patriots. Despite many attempts to destroy it, this unusual pilgrimage site endures as a powerful testament to devotion.

Legends and fables color the history of the Hill of Crosses. First mention in writing dates to 1850, but some think the crosses appeared earlier, left by mourning relatives of the victims of revolts against the Russian regime in 1831, and later in 1863. The tsar suppressed national identity by limiting religious expression, so families were forbidden to honor the dead with proper burial in cemeteries. Many believe the crosses cropped up at the end of the 19th century, after an apparition of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus asked the believers to cover the holy place with these icons.The tradition of carving religious icons has been handed down through generations. UNESCO recognizes cross-making as intangible cultural heritage of Lithuania, a “symbol of national and religious identity,” uniting the community in the face of adversity. During the Soviet era, religion remained banned and the Hill of Crosses off limits. In April 1961, the entire site was bulldozed and burned down by the authorities. Even though the Hill of Crosses was destroyed four more times, each time locals risked political danger by defiantly rebuilding the site under the cover of darkness.

Since gaining independence in 1991, religion in Lithuania is practiced freely and openly. Still, a rural exodus from rural areas and villages means fewer young people learn the craft of cross-making. Today, no one really holds jurisdiction of the Hill of Crosses, with different organizations and individual volunteers pitching in to maintain the site. However, even with an uncertain future, the Hill of Crosses welcomes tourists so they might better understand the local community’s difficult past, learn of its unshakable faith, and feel hope for the future.

As Rūta Stankuvienė, director of Šiauliai Tourism Information Center describes: “It doesn’t matter who you are, what religious confession you follow, or at what time you come, since the canonical rituals of the Church are not so important here. The doors of this place are always open because there are no doors at all. Here, nature mingles with culture, including any person in the completely unique experience.”

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Is it the amount of crosses you find creepy?

 

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Is it the amount of crosses you find creepy?

It's interesting that you brought that up. Being a Christian you'd think a plethora of crosses like that would be a sign of comfort for me but there is just something about the 4th pic down that really makes me uncomfortable. I just can't put it into words.

 

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Below the streets of Paris lies a maze of limestone quarries that have long played a role in the city’s history. Most are situated in the southern part of the city, which was the chosen site for the Catacombes de Paris. The need for a subterranean ossuary in the late 18th century arose from a rather unpleasant problem: The cemeteries of central Paris were so full that the smell of rotting bodies had become unbearable to local residents.

Burials were banned in the center of the city to help with the odor, but at this point the church was against moving existing bodies from the central cemeteries. The burial ban helped the situation in the short term, but heavy spring rains in 1780 introduced more problems as the oversaturated ground caused cellar collapses near Les Innocents, the largest cemetery in Paris at the time. As a result, many bodies were disturbed and disease broke out across the city. At the same time, the centuries-old quarries underneath southern Paris were beginning to cave in. To solve both issues, the church finally relented and the city began to transport old remains from central cemeteries into the abandoned and collapsing quarries to the south.

The macabre process of transporting the bones of six million late Parisians was done with respect to the dead. Priests accompanied the remains during transport and the task was mainly carried out at night, so as not to disturb the local residents. Most of the bones in the ossuary were already centuries old when they were moved. However, it was also used as a burial site during the French Revolution all the way up until 1860.

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Below the streets of Paris lies a maze of limestone quarries that have long played a role in the city’s history. Most are situated in the southern part of the city, which was the chosen site for the Catacombes de Paris. The need for a subterranean ossuary in the late 18th century arose from a rather unpleasant problem: The cemeteries of central Paris were so full that the smell of rotting bodies had become unbearable to local residents.

Burials were banned in the center of the city to help with the odor, but at this point the church was against moving existing bodies from the central cemeteries. The burial ban helped the situation in the short term, but heavy spring rains in 1780 introduced more problems as the oversaturated ground caused cellar collapses near Les Innocents, the largest cemetery in Paris at the time. As a result, many bodies were disturbed and disease broke out across the city. At the same time, the centuries-old quarries underneath southern Paris were beginning to cave in. To solve both issues, the church finally relented and the city began to transport old remains from central cemeteries into the abandoned and collapsing quarries to the south.

The macabre process of transporting the bones of six million late Parisians was done with respect to the dead. Priests accompanied the remains during transport and the task was mainly carried out at night, so as not to disturb the local residents. Most of the bones in the ossuary were already centuries old when they were moved. However, it was also used as a burial site during the French Revolution all the way up until 1860.

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Have you seen footage of some guy who got lost in there? Presumably dead

 

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Have you seen footage of some guy who got lost in there? Presumably dead

Hey RM, Can't say I have sir.

 

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Of all of the spots to get lost in. lol

 

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Hey RM, Can't say I have sir.

 

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Oh man! What a way to go.

 

[Fredricka]

I went here the other week, very spooky
Interesting thread BTW

 

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Throughout India animals can be seen living on the streets among people. They are portrayed in decorative art, on temples and in homes. Spiritually, for many Hindus, there is no difference between the sentience between humans and other forms of life. All animals are seen as manifestations of god and possess a soul. Buddha taught that the all beings, in animal form, were our family members and friends in past lives. According to Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, all human beings and animal life are interconnected.This mix of animal and human societies can be seen at the Indian temple of Karni Mata Temple. The temple was rebuilt in the early 1900’s by Maharaja Ganga Singh to honor the goddess Karni Mata. This ornate temple is constructed of marble and decorated in silver and gold. Visitors from all over India leave their shoes at the door as they enter to pay homage to the 20,000 rats that make the temple their home.

There is a legend about a 14th century mystic matriarch, Karni Mata, who was considered the incarnation of Durga, the goddess of power and victory. As the legend has it, her stepson, Laxman (some sources say it was the son of her storyteller), drowned in a pond when drinking from it. Karni Mata pleaded with Yama, the god of death, to bring her stepson back to life. At first Yama refused but relented when Karni Mata agreed to a deal. Karni Mata’s deal permitted Yama to reincarnate Laxman and all male children (or clansmen, depending on the source) as rats until they could be reincarnated back into human beings.

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