Ashanti funeral in kumasi
I attended the Ashanti funeral in kumasi, is been a unique
opportunity to understand the culture traditional Akan people.
The Ashantis are well known for their strict observance and
cooperation during funeral
are celebrated to commemorate the deceased and are a unique event that
takes place after the burial. It celebrates the transition of the soul
of the deceased, into the ancestral world where it becomes a
protective spirit for the clan, therefore highly venerated.
The Ashanti funerals In Asante Culture the death of a person is seen
as a blow to the entire community and everybody shares the grief.
Family, friends and acquaintances, sometimes in their hundreds, take
part in the celebrations.
The participants dress in accordance with tradition, the dress worn by
relatives is in red while the others wear black cloth and every piece
of gold jewelry their bodies can support.
There are many rituals: giving offerings to the spirits of the
ancestors, food, drinks, traditional dances accompany him in the world
of the ancestors in a flurry of
drumming and wild dancing
The ashanti chiefs attending the funeral in the shade of large red and
black colorful umbrellas surrounded by their court.
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