Post-burial rites 20130309-002_post-burial_rite Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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Chiefs are normally buried at night. However, due to Christianity, symbolic Christian burial rite is performed in the morning. After this rite, the people gather at the bereaved family home. There is drumming, singing and dancing.

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Post-burial reception 20130309-003_post-burial_reception Description and Documentation of Sekpele

After burial, a reception of palmwine is provided every afternoon during the course of seven days fu

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At night the chief is finally buried. Chiefs and elders are buried in their own rooms. Libation is p

Post-burial reception 20130324-001_funeral_reception Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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

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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 o

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In the next morning, the elders of the town sit to deliberate on the course of last evening’s event

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Due to the fact that chiefs are buried at night, the corpse is placed and showcased in the coffin. A