World Home Threshold Day
A day for the doors, mats, shoes, keys, steps, and greetings that mark the passage between the world and home.
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A day for the doors, mats, shoes, keys, steps, and greetings that mark the passage between the world and home.
The anniversary of the 1974 signing of the Lusaka Accord, which ended the Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique. The day is observed with ceremonies, and the reminder that the independence was achieved through armed struggle, not negotiation. The day is both celebration and remembrance, and the names of the martyrs are read aloud. The military parade includes soldiers in dress uniform, and the president lays a wreath at the Monument to the Heroes of the Nation. The day is a reminder that the freedom of Mozambique was won with blood.