{"id":443833,"date":"2017-12-05T08:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T08:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/otumfuo-dances-at-late-mothers-funeral\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T08:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T08:51:32","slug":"otumfuo-dances-at-late-mothers-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/otumfuo-dances-at-late-mothers-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Otumfuo dances at late mother\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday,  5 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/21751687.295.jpg\" alt=\"Otumfuo Dance\" title=\"Otumfuo Dance\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512463892_293_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II took to the floor to do a traditional dance as part of customs to mark the final funeral rites of his late mother.<\/p>\n<p>The final funeral rites for the late Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II started yesterday Friday, December 1, with the grand durbar of traditional priests and priestesses\u2019 performances at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>The performances are in preparation and commencement, as tradition demands, to ward off evil spirit for the success of the funeral rites.<\/p>\n<p>The late queen, who was the mother of the current Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, passed away in 2016 at age 109 and was succeeded by Nana Konadu Yiadom II, Asantehene\u2019s elder sister.<\/p>\n<p>In all, 1,500 traditional priests and priestesses are expected to grace the durbar at the Palace to display their skills in drumming and dancing.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them are clad in white calico, talcum powder on their bodies, amulets around the wrists, waists, ankles and holding whist.<\/p>\n<p>Others also, especially the priests dance bare-chested, holding various kinds of sticks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpapa.k.acquaye%2Fposts%2F10211038876991451&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 50 updated by: 50 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Tuesday, 5 December 2017 Source: classfmonline.com 2017-12-05 play videoAsantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II took to the floor to do a traditional dance as part of customs to mark the final funeral rites of his late mother. 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