In Pictures: Bangkok's 'death awareness' cafe

A cafe in Thailand tackles a morbid topic in a bid to educate the public about death and Buddhism in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Apr 11, 2018, 04:14 PM

A Thai teenager tries out a traditional coffin at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe. PHOTO: AFP

A skeleton on a chair at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe, an exhibition space built to educate the public about death and Buddhism, in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A traditional Thai funeral wreath at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A Thai teenager climbs out of a traditional coffin at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A Thai teenager climbs out of a traditional coffin at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A barista prepares a chocolate milkshake called Death, at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

The sitting area and classroom of the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

The coffee bar area at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

With drinks called Death and Painful on the menu and a skeleton splayed out on a couch in the corner, the meet-your-maker theme is alive and well at this open-air lunch spot in the Thai capital. PHOTO: AFP

Thai teenagers arrive at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

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