Wreath-laying is held each year in the Virgin Islands at the start of Black History Month, a February observance that originated in the United States to recognise the ancestors of people of African descent.
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Ancestors honoured at annual ceremony
Dozens of people tossed flowers, wreaths and palm leaves into the ocean near the Crafts Alive Village on Sunday in solemn remembrance and hopeful celebration during the 13th annual African …
Members of the Afrikan Studies Klub lead a libations ritual on Sunday at the 13th annual African Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony. The event commemorates Virgin Islands ancestors who lost their lives in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (Photo: ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED)
Dozens of people tossed flowers, wreaths and palm leaves into the ocean near the Crafts Alive Village on Sunday in solemn remembrance and hopeful celebration during the 13th annual African Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony.