Regional/Cultural Day
Gedenken
The full mourning period. During these 100 days, Rwandans visit memorial sites, participate in night vigils (ibirori), and attend community discussions about unity. Schools dedicate time to genocide education. The night vigils are the most powerful: communities gather in darkness, candles are lit, and survivors tell their stories. No one interrupts. No one leaves. The AHA: Some memorials preserve the victims' clothing, bones, and personal items exactly as they were found. The Murambi memorial left 85,000 bodies in the classrooms where they were killed, preserved with lime. It is the most devastating museum you will ever walk through.
