Wakema, Myanmar, Nov 2, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds in Myanmar observe All Saints' Day

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2024-11-02

Hundreds of Catholic devotees walked solemnly among candlelit white tombs at an All Saints' Day ceremony in Myanmar on Saturday, a rare religious gathering since the military takeover. This year has seen the biggest attendance to the annual Christian tradition in the small southwestern town of Wakema since the Covid-19 pandemic and a military coup in 2021 that saw the number of worshippers drop. "(Our) lives have been hard during this time. Even......

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