Liberians from all over are today celebrating Decoration Day, a day set aside by the National Legislature to celebrate the dead and clean up grave sites in the country for those friends, relatives and love ones who passed away.
Thousands of relatives, friends and love ones were today seen in long queue with their paints, white wash and other decorative materials preparing to get to their respective grave sites. While others are using this day for merry making, as some glued to their bottles of beer, stout and other drinks of their choice.
Speaking to the GNN, Sam Davies, 24, said he had gone to the Center Street grave site as early as 6AM this morning to help paint the grave of his late mother who die during the height of the Liberian civil war.
“My mother died when I was six years old, she was killed by the NPFL rebels, according to my father who is now in the wheel chair,” Sam in a sad mood glued to his bucket of white wash told the GNN.
Like Sam, dozens of others told similar stories about their dead friends, relatives and love ones during a tour of various grave sites in the city and its environs.
As others were weeping bitterly about the death of their friends, relatives and love ones, others were joyously celebrating the day with loud music being heard from giant size speakers, “I am today happy to celebrate this day; it was the day my late son passed away. Peter, 10 years old died from severe malaria two years ago,” a happy father in a jolly mood said.
Thousands of relatives, friends and love ones were today seen in long queue with their paints, white wash and other decorative materials preparing to get to their respective grave sites. While others are using this day for merry making, as some glued to their bottles of beer, stout and other drinks of their choice.
Speaking to the GNN, Sam Davies, 24, said he had gone to the Center Street grave site as early as 6AM this morning to help paint the grave of his late mother who die during the height of the Liberian civil war.
“My mother died when I was six years old, she was killed by the NPFL rebels, according to my father who is now in the wheel chair,” Sam in a sad mood glued to his bucket of white wash told the GNN.
Like Sam, dozens of others told similar stories about their dead friends, relatives and love ones during a tour of various grave sites in the city and its environs.
As others were weeping bitterly about the death of their friends, relatives and love ones, others were joyously celebrating the day with loud music being heard from giant size speakers, “I am today happy to celebrate this day; it was the day my late son passed away. Peter, 10 years old died from severe malaria two years ago,” a happy father in a jolly mood said.
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