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Remembering the dead as community members

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  • Living with the dead

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With the Shona people of Africa, the final ceremony for the dead is inviting the spirit back home.

Jew site in the living room at home for a week after the burial of a family member. Friends, relatives and neighbours come to visit, birnging food, talking about the departed - laughing, crying, sharing memories. Then the family showly get back to ordinary life.

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(F) Exceptional strategies
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J8949
DOCID
12089490
D7NID
210788
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024