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  2. Remembering the dead as community members

Remembering the dead as community members

  • Living with the dead

Implementation

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.

Related

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Global strategies
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024