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World Last Minute Errand Day leads today's complete edition for Liechtenstein.
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A day for the thing remembered at the door, bought before closing, delivered before supper, or rescued just in time.
The churches fill with families remembering those who have passed. Every Ghanaian Christian lights a candle, says a prayer, and then calls home to make sure the family is doing fine. The cemeteries are visited, the graves are cleaned, and the ancestors are acknowledged.
Families visit cemeteries, clean graves, and leave flowers. In Recoleta, the mausoleums are architectural marvels. In small towns, the cemetery is on the edge of the village and the whole community comes. It is quiet, respectful, and deeply personal.
The day before is when the real action happens. Colombians visit cemeteries, clean headstones, leave flowers, and have long conversations with relatives who can no longer argue back.
The cemeteries fill with families carrying candles and flowers. In Bangui, the cemetery on the hill overlooks the Oubangui, and on this day, every grave has a visitor.
The day is observed with church services and the visiting of graves. The cemeteries are decorated with flowers and candles, and families gather to remember the dead. The tradition is to light candles on the graves, and the effect is beautiful: the entire cemetery is illuminated, and the glow is visible from the valley below. In Vaduz, the cemetery behind the Pfarrkirche St. Florin is the most prominent, and in Schaan, the cemetery near the Kunigundenkapelle is the oldest. The dead of Liechtenstein include princes and peasants, industrialists and farmers, and the candles on their graves are equal : the same small flame for everyone, in a country where everyone is neighbors.
