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Germans rethink their way of death

Wings of desire: Germans are growing tired of being weighed down by austere funereal traditions.

BERLIN: Germans are finding that death no longer quite becomes them.

Europe’s biggest economy is rethinking its way of death, with one start-up claiming to have found a way of prolonging life — digitally at least — beyond the grave.

Youlo — a cheery contraction of “You Only Live Once” — allows people to record personal messages and videos for their loved ones, which are then secured for several years in a “digital tombstone”.

Unveiled at “Life And Death 2022” funeral fair in the northern city of Bremen this month, its creators claim it allows users to have their final word before they slip gently into the good…

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