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Annual grave-digging competition in Hungary

Overview

The Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators held its ninth annual grave-digging competition in the public cemetery of Nyergesújfalu. The event involved 19 two-man teams, totaling 38 competitors, who used manual tools such as picks and shovels to excavate a grave measuring 1.6 meters deep, 2 meters long, and 0.8 meters wide.

Competitors faced challenges due to hardened soil resulting from a dry summer. While speed was a key metric, a commission also evaluated the qualitative shape of the final excavation. The winning pair, Róbert Nagy and László Kiss, completed the task in 1 hour and 21 minutes, sharing a prize of 200,000 Hungarian forints.

According to József Varga, president of the association, the competition serves to increase visibility for the profession and attract new workers to the funeral sector. The event also aims to reduce social taboos surrounding death and highlights the necessity of manual excavation in narrow or crowded cemetery areas where machinery cannot be utilized.

Entities

Róbert Nagy · László Kiss · Nyergesújfalu · Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators · Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators of Hungary

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Gravediggers compete in manual excavation championship in Hungary

    Gravediggers competed in a manual excavation championship in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, to promote the profession and showcase technical skills in difficult soil conditions.

  2. [CULTURE] 21 sources
    Nyergesújfalu hosts annual grave-digging competition in Hungary

    Professional gravediggers competed in a speed and style contest in Nyergesújfalu, Hungary, to showcase their skills and reduce death-related taboos. Winners Róbert Nagy and László Kiss took the top prize.

Sources

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