Post-burial reception 20130324-000_funeral_reception_002 Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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A day after the day of burial, at dawn, the men of the town meet to greet each other and delibrate on post-burial issues. The women meet in the house of the deceased.

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In situations where there are two or more funerals from different clans, the elders move from one cl

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