At least, for most parts of Africa, funerals are really big deals. In some cases, the big events or ceremonies that accompany them make living seem not so fun. Today, the narratives seem to imply that funerals are no longer about the dead per se – they have to do more with the living.
A funeral, more than a wedding or any other ceremony, should be grand and successful and while in other places, funerals are held on pretty much any day of the week; in Ghana, funerals mostly only happen during the weekends. It is no wonder death and money have become inseparably interwoven. Every death triggers a flow of money and the funeral business flourishes.
Traditions surrounding burials and funerals in various cultures differ but there appear to be some similarities in a few of the places too.
Manika Gamble recently made history as the first Black woman to complete a 155-mile, seven-day…
Meet Tiffany Rose Dean; she is the founder of Hollywood Hair Bar, a $45 million…
Lil Baby's music video shoot was marred by gunshots on Tuesday evening, leading to three…
Micaela Varlack is extremely upset that her daughter's hair was changed without her consent by…
Nelson Shardey, a retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man who has resided in the UK for nearly…
Tunji Balogun runs the iconic Def Jam record label. He took charge of the company…
Mary J. Blige has taken the footwear market by storm following the release of her…
Authorities in Georgia said a man fatally choked his girlfriend and the mother of his…
Gorrety Akinyi, a 17-year-old from Nairobi, Kenya, is thriving in a community ballet program despite…
An assistant principal in Alabama has been arrested and charged in connection with a triple…
Whoopi Goldberg made her feelings known to Donald Trump after the former president took to…
For Mother's Day, NFL rookie 'Kool-Aid' McKinstry decided to fill her mom’s world with joy…
The National Small Business Week awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., selected Iam C. Tucker of…
Chrishalea Farley, a 39-year-old Instacart driver from McDonough, Georgia, has become an internet sensation after…
When Jennifer Flewellen woke up from a five-year coma in August 2022, her son Daeton,…