Will Big And Expensive Funerals Still Be A Part Of The Post-COVID-19 Era In Ghana?

It appears that there are still some Ghanaians who don't understand that as a result of COVID-19,  life as we used to know it, is over for good. I was horrified to hear a bush-telegraph anecdotal-story, in which an Abusuapanin was heard  saying that he wouldn't allow a grieving retired husband to bury his dear wife, when not more than 25 people can attend her burial.

Consequently, the deceased wife's body had to be kept in the mortuary:  till the COVID-19 emergency restrictions are lifted, and he, the  almighty family head, can attend the burial too. Incredible. The question is: Are some Ghanains still not yet aware that big funerals, like all mass social-gatherings of people, are potential hotspots for the spread of contagion? Ebeeii.

Simply put, that arrogant-sod wouldn't allow a grieving husband to bury his wife, at an inconvenient  time - when not more than 25 people can attend her burial: so her body had to be kept in the mortuary, till the COVID-19 emergency restrictions are lifted, and he, the  confounded family head, can attend the burial too. Incredible. Talk about living in cloud-cockoo-land.

It is a classic example of how as a people  we are addicted to huge funerals for dead people - many of whose struggles and concerns  while alive, elicited neither compassion nor tangible and practical assistance, from their surviving blood relations - who suddenly find champion-Agyemangs  to fight for their 'dignity': with big funerals that the extended family clan have no intention of actually funding themselves, but still want to have direct command-and-control-powers over. Amazing. 

For their own good, such people had better understand clearly  that the post-COVID-19 world,  will be one in which the old ways of having big funerals, will not be a part of. Definitely. And some of us modest folk thank God Almighty for that. Hmmmm, Oman Ghana, eyeasem ooooo - asem kesie ebeba debi ankasa. Hmmmm. Yooooo...

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