Kumasi, the seat of the Asante Royalty and the capital of Ashanti Region, will stand quiet and still from nighttime of the Thursday, the 19th to the dawn of the next day (Friday), as a sign of respect and obeisance when the mortal remains of Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem 11, would be conveyed to the Breman Royal Mausoleum for internment.
The mortal remains of the 111, year old Queen, the 13th in the succession Asante Queens and the biological mother of Otumfuo Osei-Tutu 11, the Asantehene, who reigned for 39 years, had been laid in state for the past three days for public viewing.
The royal palace, has been the venue for Thousands of mourners and sympathisers including Nana Addo-Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, the President of Ghana, Mr. John Agyekum Kuffour, former President of Ghana, Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and other local as well as foreign dignitaries, who flocked the palace to pay last respect and commiserate with the bereaved King.
Mr Kofi Annan, the Chief justice Theodora Wood, Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli and the president of the national house of Chiefs and other members of the Diplomatic Corps, are others among the distinguished lot.
The Asantehene has since sat in state to receive homage as the mourners streamed in to also give donations.
Nana Afua Serwaa Kobi-Ampem, has been widely described as the mother of all and more than six hundred females have been named after her.
The programme released by Manhyia for Thursday, the climax of the four-day burial rites observation of the late Asantehemaa, says the body would be conveyed from the Manhyia Palace to the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church, where a requiem Mass would be held.
The mortal remains of the late Queen would then be carried to the Bantama Royal Mausoleum, for an elaborate wreath-laying ceremony and in the eerie quiet of night time, the final internment will follow at the final royal burial site at Breman.
The funeral committee has emphasized that there would be no human sacrifices, but has asked Kumasi residents to remain in-doors within that period so as not to fall victims to miscreants who may want to take advantage to carry out any mischievous activities.
As part of the arrangements, certain public places including the Kumasi Central Market, the Bantama Satelite market, the Central Business District of Adum, the hub of brisk business activities, as well as other areas like Asawasi, Akwatialine, would all not open for business.
Meanwhile, Manhyia has been the scene for superlative cultural displays portraying the beauty of Asante royal burial rites and how the regal clan demonstrate their moments of extreme grief.
Executioners, fetish priests and other dancers danced to traditional drumming and music, to both the stunning admiration of the crowd of mourners all clad in black and red.
Source: GNA
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You are just ***barred word***. They have a culture they are proudly displaying. Do you have culture? show it off and stop insulting. Jealousy won't take you far, blame your ancestors for not leaving a legacy you could be proud of. Join them because you cannot beat them. I've joined them because I admire them LOOOSER!
This people are so baaackwardS, hypocr1tes, because of the death of one t00thless old lady, businesses must shut, school children must not go to school, and somebody says this so call Ashanti king is civilised and wise? when we get holidays in Ghana these elements who are making noise about Ashanti culture rich, will start speaking some ***barred word*** slangs about too many holidays and how it affects GDP. They are here celebrating this 1di0cy and calling it beautiful. You see the kinds of things that the black man celebrates? No wonder people can just sleep with and impregnate the soo called wise kings daughter free of Charge. A decorated monkey is still a monkey.
The whole thing must be documented for the unborn generation to see. Under good leadership these are some of the richest customs for tourism.
wowsers, wow wow so impressed. so nice
why all this scary things you calling tradtion
you forgot to name Mahama as part of the Dignitaries who took part
This is it!!! This show of solidarity, unity and 'nationhood' is excellent. It is a choreographed display of politics, religion, economy, and philosophy. I hope it survives in the centuries to come!!! Kudos, Asanteman.
Proud african culture. Thank u Asanteman
The great Ashanti kingdom. No size
so so proud. very beautiful