The Ashanti's funeral(Ayie) is performed in a grand style.The Ashanti's funeral is then performed for basically four days.That is starting from Friday -Monday.
The family members of the deceased will have to buy cloth(Ntama) and basically the colour of the cloth is red and black or white and black.On Friday the deceased family members and all sympathizers will then be awake the whole of Friday night(wake-keeping).The body of the deceased will then be taken from the mortuary to home.
The body of the deceased will be brought home either mid night or at dawn on Saturday and will be bath before laid in state at dawn,from the time the deceased was brought from the mortuary to the next day,which is Saturday.
The body of the deceased will be brought home either mid night or at dawn on Saturday and will be bath before laid in state at dawn,from the time the deceased was brought from the mortuary to the next day,which is Saturday.
On saturday,early in the morning the pastor will have a word of prayer on to the deceased after which the family members will wail,After which sympathizers,love ones and everyone will get the chance to go and look at the deceased.
Around 7am-8am,loved ones,sympathizers together with the family wail and sob the death of their beloved.At this time items like flowers,handkerchiefs etc are then given to the deceased and this items are from the loved ones,sympathizers and family members of the deceased.
These items are placed into the coffin of the deceased.
Around 9:30am,the corps is then be taken to the local church for prayers and tribute of the deceased is been read at the church as well.After that the body is then conveyed to the cemetery for burial.at the cemetery the pastors does the last prayer for the deceased and after that the deceased is placed into the the ground,After which they placed a flower on the tomb.
Around 9:30am,the corps is then be taken to the local church for prayers and tribute of the deceased is been read at the church as well.After that the body is then conveyed to the cemetery for burial.at the cemetery the pastors does the last prayer for the deceased and after that the deceased is placed into the the ground,After which they placed a flower on the tomb.
After that they all come back to the funeral grounds.but some do go home and prepare for the main activity,which mostly starts from 2pm.And at times too the family members of the deceased do change their clothes and wore another cloth but it suits the funeral.
Some activities such as dancing,playing of dirges,playing of drums,contributions mostly money been made by love ones,sympathizers are then announced.So at exactly ,6pm the funeral is over.
Early the next morning which is sunday,The family members, loved ones and sympathizers do go for Thanksgiving service at church and the attire they do wore is black and white.They wore this black and white to signify that although they lost their loved one but also give thanks to God for how far he has brought them, so after church the family members do meet at where the funeral was held together with some musical groups to welcome those who couldn't make it to the funeral.
The last thing done is on Monday,where the family members do sit down to have an account on the expenses about the funeral, This is where they got to know whether they incur losses or they earn profit.
The Akan funeral(Ayie) holds a lot of meaning. As the saying goes funeral is also one major festive that bring people to gather.
Written by: Bless Kotoku, DCS 20718
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