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Memento mori

Memento mori

As I reported last week, Halloween passed without any sign. But there is another ritual which is more common at our ends. Every year on the 1st and 2nd of November we visit cemeteries to bring some flowers, light candles, pray and remember our loved ones who are not walking amongst us anymore. As a kid this was an interesting event. I remember that we were walking around with my grandfather between the graves. While we were cleaning up a…

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