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It's nice to be back.
The last time I was here was for one of my best friend's grandma who passed away
and this was my intro to big funerals in Ghana.
Just trying to find my fixer here.
In Kumasi and my kind Dr.
Drivers helping with the directions.
Hey, it's very nice to be here with you again.
Ludwig.
What is your whole perception of funerals in Ghana?
The first funeral I attended was my grandfather's funeral.
You know, they dressed him, he was sitting down.
I mean, you know the person is dead, but assuming the posture of someone alive.
What?
Yeah, a deceased person sat on a chair.
He was sitting with a African decente cloth wearing jewelries, beautiful regalia on him.
So that was how the first funeral.