Posted on 05/04/2022 6:12:34 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The relatives of Rosa Isabel Céspedes Callaca were notified of her death on April 25, after the woman suffered a spectacular traffic accident in which her brother-in-law died, while her three children are struggling to survive.
After the painful news, the loved ones of the woman from Chiclayo, Peru, immediately began preparations for her funeral, which was scheduled for a day later in a cemetery crowded with all those who wanted to say goodbye to her , she said. The Trade .
There, inside a closed coffin and just when she was about to be buried, suddenly the woman who was presumed dead began to hit the coffin from inside, causing a commotion in all those present.
Pressured by those present who demanded that the coffin be opened, the cemetery administrator, Juan Segundo Cajo, listened only to verify that Céspedes had opened his [auto-translation] eyes and showed vital signs.
The authorities verified that the woman had low vital signs, so she was transferred to the Ferreñafe Reference Hospital where she was connected to life support machines, although a few hours later the doctors certified Céspedes's death, after not being able to resist.
(Excerpt) Read more at -univision-com.translate.goog ...
They used to put bells inside coffins.
That’s one of the purposes of a mortician, to make sure the person is indeed dead.
Of course, replacing your blood with embalming fluid does that also...
Mostly dead ... is not dead.
I hate waking up in a coffin.
I also hate not waking up in a coffin.
Knock Knock. Who’s there? It’s me you Aholes! I’m still alive. Get me the Hell outta here!
That was one reason for “wakes” way back in the old days. I went to the wake for a family member of my x-husband years and years ago. It was way back in the Appalachians of N.C. The dead woman was on the kitchen table, and they said she had to stay there for three days. This was back in the day when a lot of mountain folk didn’t use funeral homes and the deceased was planted in the back yard or a family cemetery after three days.
I found it to be pretty creepy.
“They used to put bells inside coffins.”
———————
Actually, there was a string or rope placed in the coffin, connected to a bell outside where someone could hear it…which is the origin of the term, “dead ringer.” Also, the inability to know for sure is the origin of the wake - literally to see if the allegedly dead person wakes up.
I liked Kill Bill, it was entertaining.
“Rosa Isabel Céspedes Callaca”
Not sure how they got all of those names in her coffin.
“We want everything to be clarified because we have been quite mortified,” said the family.”
—————
*They* were mortified? Not the best choice of words…just saying.
‘Saved by the bell’...
“origin of the wake - literally to see if the allegedly dead person wakes up.”
That is interesting. I always thought it was just metaphorical.
They take her away in a “closed” casket. If she was dead she was going to be for lack of oxygen.
She did die at the hospital.
If this had been in the U.S. instead of Peru she would have also been yelling, “I’m not ready to vote Democrat yet!!!” LOL
Boudreaux died and he’s at the pearly gates standing behind two people.
Saint Peter is asking each one what they would like to hear someone say at their funeral.
The first person says, I was a heart surgeon and I’d like to hear at least one person say, that I gave them a second chance at life.
The next person up said, I was a teacher. And I’d like to hear someone say that I taught them tools that they used for the rest of their life that really made a difference.
Boudreaux thought for a moment and said, “Those were some mighty fine people ahead of me and I’m sure that those things will be said at their funeral. But what I’d really like to hear at mine is for someone to say, “Hey wait, look! He’s moving. He’s not dead!!”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.