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Coronavirus: these Ghanaian gravediggers dancing to the song of a Russian DJ

2020-04-30T10:11:25.582Z


DECRYPTION - The famous humorous video is buzzing on the internet, in a musical meme to relieve the stress of the pandemic. What does it mean?


By Jarek Szubrycht (Wyborcza)

Funeral services are a profitable business. We can do without almost everything but it is certain that everyone will die and that, probably, his loved ones will pay him a last tribute as it should. In our culture, these ceremonies are inevitably dismal, but the ritual in question can take a completely different form. In Ghana, for example, we can ask that the gravediggers organize a performance worthy of a circus performance for our funeral - gentlemen in suits carrying the coffin will then dance with gusto, brandishing their cargo in all directions, with even passages on the ground.

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These acrobatics are accompanied by lively music, bursting with energy - an afrobeat or a fiery jazz - reminiscent of the New Orleans carnival parades. The whole looks so exotic that it is not surprising that the media have been interested in Ghanaian funeral dancers for several years now.

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Source: lefigaro

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