{"id":5300,"date":"2026-02-02T08:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:03:37","slug":"towns-where-it-is-forbidden-to-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5300","title":{"rendered":"Towns where it is forbidden to die"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are some unusual rules around the world that often make international news. In Singapore, for example, chewing gum is banned to keep the streets clean, while in Venice, feeding pigeons can result in a hefty fine. But in some areas of the world, authorities have gone even further: they have banned death within their territory.
\nThese measures, as strange as they may seem, are not driven by the desires of local officials, but by practical reasons \u2013 sanitary, demographic or religious, writes Huffpost.<\/p>\n

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Longyearbyen (Svalbard, Norway)
\nOn the edge of the Arctic, about 1,500 kilometers from the North Pole, lies Longyearbyen. For more than 70 years, it has been forbidden to die in this town. The 1950 law closed local cemeteries after it was discovered that extreme temperatures hindered the decomposition of bodies, risking the spread of viruses and epidemics.
\nSince then, terminally ill or elderly people at imminent risk of death have been sent to one of Norway\u2019s cities. The town has a practically zero mortality rate \u2013 because residents must leave before they take their last breath.<\/p>\n

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Sellia (Calabria, Italy)<\/p>\n

This village of around 550 inhabitants adopted a regulation in 2015 that \u201cprevents\u201d its residents from getting sick and, as a result, dying. The village was at risk of complete depopulation: in 1960 it had 1,300 inhabitants, while today it has less than half that number.
\nAccording to the regulation, every resident is obliged to have a medical check-up once a year. Anyone who avoids it faces a tax increase. The aim of the measure is to promote health prevention and preserve the village\u2019s population \u2013 and so far it has led to over 100 new medical visits.<\/p>\n

Itsukushima (Miyajima, Japan)
\nOn the sacred island of Itsukushima, home to one of the most important Shinto shrines, both birth and death have been banned since 1878. To preserve the spiritual purity of the place, authorities do not allow the construction of cemeteries or hospitals. Pregnant women and the seriously ill are sent elsewhere for childbirth or treatment.<\/p>\n

Lanjar\u00f3n and Darro (Granada, Spain)
\nSimilar measures have existed in Spain. In 1999, the mayor of Lanjar\u00f3n issued a decree prohibiting his 3,870 residents from dying. The local cemetery was full and there was no space for new graves. The news even caught the attention of the New York Times. Just a week later, a 91-year-old man \u201cviolated the law\u201d but was buried without a fine for his family because he was a friend of the mayor, making the decree even more symbolic.
\nIn 2002, the neighboring municipality of Darro issued an order entitled \u201cDeath Prohibited,\u201d \u201cdemanding\u201d that people not die within the urban area, due to a lack of cemetery space.
\nCultures and traditions may vary around the world, but these examples show that the creativity of local authorities often produces rules that defy logic \u2013 and which therefore make international media news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are some unusual rules around the world that often make international news. In Singapore, for example, chewing gum is banned to keep the streets clean, while in Venice, feeding pigeons can result in a hefty fine. But in some areas of the world, authorities have gone even further: they have banned death within their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t