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Covid-19 silences the coastal beats as cultural rites abandoned

The novel coronavirus has silenced the vibrant cultural practices.

The novel coronavirus has silenced the vibrant cultural practices of the coastal communities.

Funeral dirges, colourful weddings and traditional prayer practices usually in the sacred kaya forests have been dampened by Covid-19 after the Government banned gatherings to contain the spread of the disease.

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