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Clown Kaala Knuffl holding balloons in a cemetery in Germany. Photos: Nicolas Armer/dpa In some cultures, death is not something to be feared or something unusual. German culture is not one of them. That s why Kaala Knuffl makes for a strange figure. Clutching white balloons, while wearing a red nose, the woman dressed as a clown walks down a row of gravestones and wooden crosses. She hasn t taken a wrong turn – the cemetery is her workplace. Kaala Knuffl is a professional funeral clown. She doesn t only comfort the mourning, but she also plays the violin, juggles, improvises, gives a speech – or simply stands in the background.

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