Paris unveils a unique lottery: win a burial spot in a historic cemetery. The city aims to restore thirty abandoned heritage graves across Père-Lachaise, Montmartre, and Montparnasse. Winners must restore the monument within six months and acquire a nearby burial plot. The lottery, announced on November seventh, has received over a thousand applications in the first day, with the winners to be announced in January 2026.
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