Funerals

It is very interesting to study the way ghana's funeral is organised. It normally starts from fridays with a wake keeping of the corpse. The mourning activity involves the family members crying and sobbing bitterly. It has been a custom for the family members to sob. 

Funerals are common phenomena in Ghana. But they are held for a specific reason, namely, to mourn and bury the dead. Because Ghanaian tradition teaches that death is a  common destiny shared by all mankind, foreigners are welcome at funerals ceremonies. But preferably you may go to a funeral in the company of a local person and must be in the appropriate apparel-black or red (white apparel is acceptable only when the deceased had  died at a ripe old age). You need to enquire about the apparel. At a funeral, the foreigner is understood to be there to mourn and not out of curiousity. Picture taking (or video filming) is restricted to relations of the deceased. Thus refrain from taking pictures at a funeral ceremony or advisedly ask permission.

GHANAIAN FUNERALS 

A ghanaian funeral at the church
service before burial.

At the church sermons, prayers
are given to God before burial.

A very important chief's funeral
ceremony.He is been taken to
the burial grounds.

A ghanaian coffin modeled in
the form of cocoa. This is
normally used for very wealthy
cocoa farmer.