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How fast do you think you could dig a grave? - Hungarian grave digging competition
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:01 am
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:01 am
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A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be anything but as 38 competitors grabbed picks and shovels on Saturday.
The Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Operators organizes the contest to showcase the grave-digging trade and its skills, and shake off death-related taboos.
The dry summer-baked soil in the public cemetery in Nyergesújfalu, northern Hungary, proved a worthy adversary for the 19 two-man teams. They huffed and puffed and sweated as they raced for the title of quickest-dug and most stylish grave.
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“Speed is the main thing here, not the beauty,” said Róbert Nagy, the victor with his teammate László Kiss.
“When you have to dig a grave for a funeral, you have to be very careful about the exact dimensions and to make sure that it is beautifully carved.”
Their winning time was 1 hour, 21 minutes, digging to contest specifications of graves 1.6 meters (5½ feet) deep, 2 meters (6½ feet) long and 0.8 meters (2.6 feet) wide.
They shared a cash prize of 200,000 Hungarian forints (about $640).
https://apnews.com/article/grave-digging-contest-hungary-funerals-6e8dd952bec0d1a244eb0194a397d2bf
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:01 am to Shexter
Depends who it’s for
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:06 am to Shexter
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:08 am to Shexter
Saw a movie recently where it showed a woman 5ft 120 pounds burying a body at least 5ft in the ground with only a shovel in the middle of a forest in a few hours. So, guess anything is possible. 
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:08 am to Shexter
Russian mob sent its scouts and recruiters to this event. They are watching it like Kiffin watching a NFL mini camp.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:13 am to Shexter
do they not have mini excavators there?
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:14 am to Shexter
Last time i dug one it took about 2.5 hours
I was drunk and didnt have the best shovel
prob take two hours if we had been getting this amount of SE Louisiana Rain
I was drunk and didnt have the best shovel
prob take two hours if we had been getting this amount of SE Louisiana Rain
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:19 am to Shexter
There is a farming family in my hometown of SWms that digs their own graves. The whole family, kids, wives all get to take part. Do it perfect with a level square and tape measure. Kinda cool imo.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:53 am to Turnblad85
I have helped dig a couple graves in SwMs, there are a lot of people there, it’s a sign of respect, and no one digs for more than 10 min, so it goes pretty quick. One of the patriarch told me that there was only 1 grave in that graveyard that was not dug by hand, he’s said “ nobody like that SOB”
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:59 am to Shexter
Mine own?
Slowly
Someone else's?
Quickly
Slowly
Someone else's?
Quickly
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:35 pm to Shexter
Nice try FBI CSI unit. Crime Scene Investigation.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:42 pm to Shexter
Depends on why I am digging it.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:44 pm to Shexter
It’s tradition for them…
Posted on 9/8/26 at 12:49 pm to Shexter
I can't really say that this is a question that I want to know the answer to.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:05 pm to Shexter
Living in Mid-City of N.O., I find digging holes in my yard result it me hitting ground water around 2 ft. down.
EVERY hole I've dug for the past 30+ yrs. in my yard------post holes mainly-----that I dig down at least 2 1/2 ft. deep finds them filling with water at around 2 ft. down.
Not only that, but my soil is heavy in clay and digging them is a hell of a chore. To dig post holes, I have to have a 5 gallon bucket filled with water to dip my post hole digger into so the clay releases from the blades easier or I'd be scraping clay with each dig.
EVERY hole I've dug for the past 30+ yrs. in my yard------post holes mainly-----that I dig down at least 2 1/2 ft. deep finds them filling with water at around 2 ft. down.
Not only that, but my soil is heavy in clay and digging them is a hell of a chore. To dig post holes, I have to have a 5 gallon bucket filled with water to dip my post hole digger into so the clay releases from the blades easier or I'd be scraping clay with each dig.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:14 pm to Shexter
Competition officials added to the rules further clarifying :
" If you hit the mass grave of gypsies and jews, you've dug too deep."
" If you hit the mass grave of gypsies and jews, you've dug too deep."
Posted on 9/8/26 at 3:17 pm to Shexter
As a young man, I worked at a funeral home and our grave digger would sometimes do it in a couple of hours if the soil was easy and somewhat sandy. Other times it could be 6 or 8 hours fighting clay and iron ore all the way with a pick.
Depends on the cemetery
He was paid $25 for his efforts.
Depends on the cemetery
He was paid $25 for his efforts.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 3:26 pm to Shexter
Trivia moment for the day. Rod Stewart of music fame was supposedly had a job as a grave digger before he made the big time.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 3:29 pm to Shexter
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How fast do you think you could dig a grave?
I have one side of my family that have plots in an old country cemetary in North Louisiana that doesn't allow mechanical equipment to dig the graves. I've had to assist in digging 3 graves in that cemetary so far. I'll tell you it takes longer than you think especially if it's been dry, and you better have plenty of help to take turns, especially in the summer months. Several of us digging were also pall bearers and we've almost been late the the funeral before because it was scheduled kinda early in the day and we all had to have time to go home and shower/change clothes. It's pretty surreal, especially when you're doing it for a loved one. When you're digging a grave for someone's mom, and they're sitting there drinking coffee, teary-eyed, telling stories and memories about the one that passed, mostly all family sharing memories with each other. It really hits home and makes you want to do a good job for that person. You would think it's a burden, but it's peaceful and brings the family together. I hope my children/grandkids/cousins etc. would do the same for me.
This post was edited on 9/8/26 at 3:36 pm
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