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Essay / The Ashanti people of central Ghana - 534
Different cultures, countries, religions and communities with diverse behaviors and rituals that guide their beliefs and actions upon the death of a loved one. Religious and spiritual beliefs, type of afterlife, superstitious afterlife beliefs, and beliefs about the meaning of life are all based on tradition and ritual of death. The Ashanti people live in central Ghana, West Africa, approximately 300 km away. far from the coast. This is a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, colonized by the British until 1957. For this particular group, the mother's family and clan are most important. It is said that a child inherits the soul or spirit of the father (ntoro) and that from the mother the child receives flesh and blood (mogya). Instruments such as talking drums are used to learn the Ashanti language and broadcast news and are used in ceremonies. This instrument is very important to the Ashanti and very important rituals are involved in it. Burial customs and death rituals among the Ashanti are very important to the community as a whole, not just the individual involved or affected. “The ritual...