In a shocking turn of events, a dead Ghanaian coconut seller has been buried in a bizarre tradition.
In a video which has gained notoriety on social media, the dead coconut seller was laid to rest with him standing and a coconut fruit placed on his head.
His colleagues present at the funeral also draped around his neck coconut branches.
What made the scene more worrying was when his colleague coconut sellers began cracking up the coconut and pouring its content on the deceased’s head and his face. Some event poured some of the coconut water into his mouth.
This act has garnered a lot of comments on social media, with many questioning the rationale behind this action.
Read some comments below:
Gidon Ginnel – U can never do this senseless things to a corpse in the Volta Region.
Roland Smith – This is what make our Muslim brothers and sisters laugh at us every day
Garetech Ghana Limited – After all this stupidity do u hear the amounts they are mentioning in donations?…. 10gh , 20gh.
Don Factor De Scholars – Like play like play,this thing is getting out of hand
Biggestben GH – Someone happiness maybe nonsense ideas to you also remember your best plan ever is Someone’s foolish idea
Ibrahim Abuu Junaid – So there’s no elders in community to stop this rubbish hmmm
Adusu Matilda – Now to rest in peace after death is by connection and you must start whiles you are alive. Eeeii
Narh Richard – This doesn’t concerned the elders in the community it depends on how you live your life during your lifetime. Because if we compared this people to someone who attend church during the person funeral you could see the difference.
Eric Adomako – You will soon hear what a shock again
Ike Frimpong – Eiiii Ghana, are we human Beings? I think we need researchers to examine our brains oo hmmmm…… Stupidity and village life is a big problem.
Kuami Guy TV – They are making him sweet for termites
Joshua Jene – I keep on saying is only kumasi u will see this kind of things if we talk against them tooo problem but they will never wise up
Nancy Glate – Every work/job you do has it’s own rituals or performances when you’re no more.
It’s in all fields of work, especially if you’re still young or a youth.
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