09
Sep
A/R: Agogo Traditional Council Bans Lavish Funerals The Agogo Traditional Council has introduced sweeping measures to curb expensive funerals in the traditional area. Among the measures are a ban on the performance of widowhood rites and the use of beer and other drinks to serve mourners. In addition, special cloths and T-shirts cannot be used at any funeral within the traditional area, while the age-old one-week observance of the passing of a person, which in recent years has seen massive spending by bereaved families and well-wishers, must only be a family gathering from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Council meeting…