HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Chipo Benhure started saving early for a holiday season to remember in Zimbabwe, but it wasn’t for a party or vacation. The highlight is a graveyard ceremony to unveil her late mother’s tombstone. The generations-old rite has come to be associated with long holidays such as Christmas in the southern African nation, where the weakened economy leaves many people struggling to do their duty of honoring the dead. “I didn’t wa…

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It's the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone

Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Some of the most festive times of Zimbabwe’s holiday season occur around the unveiling of tombstones for late relatives. The generations-old rite has come to be associated with long holidays such as Christmas in the southern African nation. The weakened economy leaves many people struggling to do their duty of honoring the dead. Zimbabweans traditionally use such holidays for the graveyard rites that incl…

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It’s the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Chipo Benhure started saving early for a holiday season to remember in Zimbabwe, but it wasn’t for a party or vacation. The highlight is a graveyard ceremony to unveil her late mother’s tombstone.

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Some of the most festive times of Zimbabwe's holiday season occur around the unveiling of tombstones for late relatives.

It’s the holidays in Zimbabwe. Time to celebrate by unveiling a family tombstone

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