Zimbabweans traditionally use long holidays such as the Christmas season to hold often joyous graveyard rites that include ...

Some of the most festive times of Zimbabwe's holiday season occur around the unveiling of tombstones for late relatives.

A tombstone supplier, Tafadzwa Machokoto, responded to a flood of customers and said it was his busiest time of year. The ...

The highlight is a graveyard ceremony to unveil her late mother’s tombstone. The generations-old rite has come to be associated with long holidays such as Christmas in the southern African ...

Workers used grinders and stone polishers to make tombstones. Others chiseled detailed portraits, referring to photos shared by loved ones. Soon, a $450 black granite tombstone was added to the ...

Just before Christmas, the tombstone of the deceased architect Richard Lugner was completed. The granite stone, kept in "Lugner Red", came from India and was personally selected by Richard Lugner. It ...