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      <title>Memorial traditions around the world by Susannah O&#39;Donnell</title>
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      <description>Here are some descriptions of how people honor the dead in different countries.</description>
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      <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:51:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Maria Cristina: Colombia</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In Colombia, we do not celebrate Memorial Day but we have many holidays. On May 1, we celebrate Labor Day where many people take to the streets to demonstrate and demand better working conditions. We celebrate the independence of Colombia on July 20. On this day, there are large military parades with many soldiers. These soldiers are the ones who protect the country from illegal groups. We also have other festivals such as the Battle of Boyacá in August. In September, love and friendship are celebrated.&nbsp; In October, the day of the witches is celebrated.&nbsp; In November, there is a holiday for the Day of Souls where many people go to cemeteries to visit the graves of their dead relatives.&nbsp; They put flowers and pray to ask for their eternal rest.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:53:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Yoko: Japan</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>It's called Obon.</div><div>&nbsp;Obon is celebrated three days in August, but in some areas, it is also celebrated in mid-July. Obon is a Japanese custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It is believed that each year during Obon, the ancestor's spirits return to their home to visit their relatives.&nbsp; The ancestor's spirits return to their home. The Japanese tradition of paying respect to ancestors and loved ones who have passed.<br>&nbsp; People visit their ancestor's grave.&nbsp; They place food, drink, and offer flowers, also clean the grave. They light incense and blow out it, and put the incense on the grave. Same at this point. But, Okinawa is different from other areas. Okinawa people eat meals at their ancestor's grave, song, place ceremonial paper money.<br>&nbsp; The festival of Obon lasts three days, Traditional dance, song, and play drums are performed on that day.<br>On the final day, the departure lamps are lit and through these lanterns, the spirits depart and put one's hands together for ancestors in front of the altar. In Okinawa, Ancestors a variety of foods are offered and ceremonial paper money is burned as an offer to the spirits for use in other words. The Obon is also during summer break. some people visit their hometowns or travel elsewhere.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:53:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Eduardo: Angola</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In Angola, we honor those who have died on November 2<sup>nd</sup>, of each year, so we call it Saints’ Day. It is a day to remember not<br>only the military, but all the people that have already died. On that day, we normally go to the cemeteries to visit the tombs of our loved ones who left. We also attend special masses in cemeteries or churches.<br>Many also decorate and clean the tombs and place arrangements and flowers there.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:54:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Ghasan: Sudan</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In my country when honor people were died all people become sad , After that usually all people meets to be buried him. So every year can remember him and sometimes my country gives vacation in that day to remember this people. Sometimes people goes to honor family to greeting.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:55:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Natsuko: Japan</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>There are some Holidays to Honor people in Japan. I wanted to tell you about "Obon", but I will tell you about a more important event for Japanese, especially Okinawan people, because It comes on June 23th. This Holiday is "Okinawa Memorial Day". On June 23th at 12:00pm, we will close our eyes and silently pray for one minute about who died in Okinawa because World War II. This Holiday teaches us how important be peaceful, how much important people's live are, and War is not a natural disaster. People of the time keep saying "It will never happen again".</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:56:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Haby: Mali</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>I want to tell you how we usually honor&nbsp; people who have died in my country.</div><div>March 26 th 1991 was a terrible day for my country. People were angry with the government in place , because of the dictator.&nbsp; They did a big revolt , and crossed the street. The government had a big shooting , and killed many people. The new government builded a monument for the martyrs to immortalise this moment. &nbsp; Each year , on the same date, the government and people celebrate this moment to honor people who have died, They organize a big cross street, and at the end , they bring flowers to the martyrs. We call this day : Martyrs day.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-05-31 15:56:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Erika: Venezuela</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In my country we honor those who have died on November 2nd of each years. Friends and relatives visit cemeteries to put, wreaths, or flowers on the graves of people. When people died in my country, we usually make a bouquet of flowers and we make a funeral for 7 days. We meet for 7 day at the house of the person who died and we make coffee, hot chocolate and appetizers. On the day of the died or the person's birthday we usually bring flowers to the cemetery too.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-06-01 01:34:10 UTC</pubDate>
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