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NewsNovember 11, 2016

TRENCIN, Slovakia -- Ten teams from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary on Thursday turned mounds of ground in a competition to crown the fastest gravediggers in central Europe. The Grave Digging Championships held in the Slovakian city of Trencin was meant to promote the funeral industry and bring some levity to a serious profession. A team representing Peter Pastorok's funeral services from the Slovakian village of Kalna nad Hronom emerged as the winner...

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TRENCIN, Slovakia -- Ten teams from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary on Thursday turned mounds of ground in a competition to crown the fastest gravediggers in central Europe. The Grave Digging Championships held in the Slovakian city of Trencin was meant to promote the funeral industry and bring some levity to a serious profession. A team representing Peter Pastorok's funeral services from the Slovakian village of Kalna nad Hronom emerged as the winner.

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