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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Even the gas stop people from playing drums during their festival and we respect it just as we the ashantis also respect ours so if u cant stand the joy of our culture then kindly go back to togo cos that is where u came from and don't think u are from any culture, just a prodigal son. shameleesssssss human. pround of my culture
I THINK THE MAN IN THE 9TH PIX IS REPRESENTING MAAKRO HENE COS I KNOW HIM TO BE FROM THE MAAKRO ROYAL FAMILY. AMPROUD TO BE AN AKAN. NICE CULTURE
NICE ONE THERE.AM SO PROUD TO BE AN AFRICAN.THIS SHOULD BE VIDEOED SO WE CAN BUY THEN DOWN TO PLAY FOR KIDS WHEN THEY GROW AND THE UNBORN ONE. I LIKE THIS. AND TO THOSE CRITICIZING IT, RATHER GO AND READ YOUR BIBLE WELL CUS FOR ALL YOU KNOW YOU JUST DISOBEYED UR LORD. CUS THU SHALL NOT JUDGE.
PEACE FM I WANT TO KNOW IF J J RAWLINGS AND JOHN MAHAMA DID NOT ATTEND, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT MENTION THEY NAMES BUT YOU DID MENTION J A KUFFOUR AND NANA ADO WHAT WAS YOU MOTIVE BECAUSE NPP IS IN POWER SO NDC EX PRESIDENT DO NOT EXIST
Why don't you state the place and time and where to meet, that will make it easier for you. You are a joke! He who live by the sword will die by the sword! The truth hurts right? I act I don't issue threats. Be careful you don't become a victim of your own words! Why don't you do it quietly and stopping my guys from working? 1di0t of a talker
This woman is already in the hottest part of hell
Look at another 1di0t who does not understand anything, do you understand culture? A way of life of a people? That is even a bigger insult! apart from it being purely satanic worship, this does not have a place in the community of civilised nations. That, because one old lady is dead, no one should come out after 7pm, businesses are shut, schools are closed down for fear that someone's child will be beheaded and you open your r0tten teeth to call someone a looser? A f00l will be a f00l whether he goes to school or not. Why am I surprised? Only 1di0ts will support something like this.
WE THANK JESUS FOR SAVING US FROM THIS DARKNESS PEOPLE CALL CULTURE.DARKNESS CAN NEVER WIN!!I GUESS WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF HEADLESS BODIES LYING SOMEWHERE.THAK U JESUS.
You think you can hide behind your keyboard and spew gar**bage right..?? We will track & hunt you down for you to take back your words. You could have just kept quite and passed by...son of an ir*respon*sible father! You brought this upon yourself..
Some of this stuff look downright scary. Ei aaaba. Thank God for Jesus and his blood. I will not have survive a day under these strange practices.