The 4 day long funeral rites of the Asantehemaa Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem II is underway in solemn at the Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi.
Traditional rulers, Asanteman traditional council are expected to join the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei II to file past the late Asantehemaa before today’s activities ends whiles President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former President John Dramani Mahama and other dignitaries are expected to commiserate with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei II.
Meanwhile, a historian and Former Lecturer with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Wilhemina Donkor has explained that traditional priests have been performing rituals, saying it is believed that the ground is tough and that they have to perform to soften the ground for the mortal remains of the queen mother to be laid to rest.
Speaking on Ultimate FM, Dr Wilhemina Donkor added that , the performance of certain rituals is to eradicate negative spiritual plans of some persons who will visit the palace under the pretext of mourning with the Royal King but are bent on causing harm to people.
“Traditionally, just like it is done when any royal dies, there are certain rites that take place, and so Nanahemaa has to also go through that rituals, and here they receive bathing items for her bath from all the royal in-laws. That was one of the important rites that was performed yesterday, purifying and preparing her for the next world that will be her last bath on this earth,†she clarified
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