The hidden meaning behind modern Akan funeral rites in Ghana.

The hidden meaning behind modern Akan funeral rites in Ghana.
Funeral rites forms an integral part with the culture of the Akan people in Ghana. Like myself, if you grew up within the Ashanti region of Ghana, chances are your parents regularly went away on funeral runs during the weekend, leaving you with numerous household chores that had to be completed by their return.
Though I spent most of my childhood wondering why I had to lose my beloved mother on weekends to funerals, I've come to realize that there are very good important reasons for these funeral rites. So in this video, I share with you some of the hidden meaning behind modern Akan funeral rites in Ghana. I say modern as most of the old traditions has been excluded or modified due to several reasons. My name is Mickey....Keep Watching!!!
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[@keshado]

Used this video in my assignment for school very put together and informative. Thanks for sharing your culture.

[@MickeyAgyei]

Nice!! I'm happy it helped.

[@mjosey5]

Newly Ghanaian American! It's amazing to watch and learn what was not tough to me as a child . Thank you

[@MickeyAgyei]

@@mjosey5 You are welcome 🙏🏾

[@marrriiee]

i love this so much. i learnt a lot from this video and it’s very intriguing to understand the concept behind this. how interesting it is to think our ancestors believe there’s still life after death. i love it and i do believe there is still life after death. nothing goes to waste. thank you for sharing with us. God bless. i give thanks to our forefathers ❤

[@MickeyAgyei]

I am happy you found the video useful. Yes, no one knows what lies ahead after life so I wouldn't doubt our ancestors. Thanks very much for your feedback.

[@Mark-z5v8m]

We knew about life after death wayyyy before Europeans came to Africa with their bible. Our life after death is different from their Heaven or Hell theory.

[@dashofwabisabi]

This was a beautiful showcase of our culture and traditions and I learnt a lot. Thank you

[@MickeyAgyei]

I'm happy you found it useful.

[@danroydsbarbadostravelvlog3057]

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[@jimmorel3740]

Thank you for breaking this down, especially for those who have been separated from their culture and history.

[@MickeyAgyei]

I'm happy you found it useful. Thanks for your feedback.

[@stevenkinsey5354]

Love these cultural videos. As we wouldn't know about other people's way of doing things. Love this Mickey

[@MickeyAgyei]

Thanks very much bro 🙏🏾

[@mercyfrost641]

Excellent documentary. Thank you million times for explaining our rich tradion .Even though am a Ghanian,little did I knew about our tradition..Plss keep it up to educate the young generation..it's worthet knowing our culture and tradition.Thank you ❤

[@MickeyAgyei]

I will try my best. Thank you for the feedback 🙏🏾

[@ammaluv2]

Thank you. I’m an Asante but I didn’t know the history behind some of the things we do during our funerals.

[@MickeyAgyei]

You are welcome 🙏🏾

[@carm738]

Great video very educational so glad to learn of the traditional Ghana Culture thank you.

[@MickeyAgyei]

I'm happy you found it useful. Thanks very much 🙏🏾

[@fulanoletal123]

Thanks for the new video! Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@MickeyAgyei]

Greetings bro.

[@nanaakua2754]

I appreciate how you present your content. Nice work! I think some parts of our funeral process can be avoided, because it's truly a waste of money. I just concluded my mom's funeral, therefore I am talking from experience.

[@MickeyAgyei]

I'm very sorry about your mum. That's very true. Funerals are not cheap (from someone who's buried both parents). I blame the modernisation, as I think if we stuck with what our forefathers and mothers did, it wouldn't be this expensive. Thanks very much for your feedback.

[@nanaakua2754]

@@MickeyAgyei Thanks, and also sorry for your loss. Totally agreed.

[@evansamoakoappiah8507]

Nice piece. Very educative.

[@MickeyAgyei]

Thank you.

[@keepitreal888-gnc]

Personally, I think funeral is becoming too time consuming and expensive, especially in Africa and Caribbean. The family is not only grieving, but financially stress. In the old days in Jamaica, in rural communities, funeral was a communal affair. The whole community contributed towards the funeral, but today everything is on the family. Back then when a person died at home, the body was washed and kept in the house until burial, and certain local people would sing for free. Now you have to pay to have a band: to play and sing. Funeral today is a financial stress!

[@MickeyAgyei]

Very true. I even say when someone pass nowadays, we mourn our pockets instead of the dead.

[@TravelwithDaySack]

And here I was thinking I know my culture 🤦🏿‍♂️.. thank you for the education 🙏🏿

[@MickeyAgyei]

Thank you.

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[@MickeyAgyei]

Ok

[@mzampong7793]

Very insightful . You 've brought back alot of memories!!!. Thanks for sharing

[@MickeyAgyei]

Thanks for watching.

[@mercyfrost641]

I think tradition is tradition but the expenses is too much.Look at all the things they displayed,very beautiful however it's costly.

[@MickeyAgyei]

Very true.