Where: Ghana, Accra, Ashaiman
People: Ga tribe
Religion: Catholicism mixed with traditional beliefs and traditions
Ritual: Celebration of Life

In Ghana a funeral is called a Celebration of Life. Posters informing about the dead and about when the funeral ceremony takes place is hung around the neighbourhood to invite people to the ceremony.

The people of the Ga tribe has a tradition of burying important persons in handmade coffins that reflects the dead persons profession or passion in life. The tradition is probably based on old tradition, where the dead chieftains was carried to the burial ground in their thrones/stools.Read More