Is this a thing only in the Balkans? It's obituaries of

>>67331577
I've seen it in Malta as well

>>67331577
must be an byzanto-oriental thing

>>67331577
I was in Venice a couple of days ago and they do it too there.

>>67335918
It's done in all of Italy I think

>>67336095
Oh well you know that better of course because of your flag, I just did not see it in Verona and Ravenna, the other places I visited.

When I first came to bulgaria I thought they were wanted posters

>>67331577
Why?

Here in Kosovo they also serve to inform passers by of someone's death so they can go and express condolences to the family.
Those letters don't usually contain an obituary but just info on who died and where/when he/she will be burried. Obituaries are usually posted on newspapers and such.

>>67339034
Where are you from originally?