Zimbabwe: The tradition of the tombstone unveiling festival

Chipo Benhure started saving early for a memorable holiday season in Zimbabwe, but it wasn’t for a party or a vacation. The highlight is a ceremony at the cemetery to unveil her late mother’s headstone.

The generations-old rite has become associated with long celebrations like Christmas in the southern African country, where a weakened economy leaves many people struggling to fulfil their duty to honour the dead.

“I didn’t want…