Funeral lunch, kenkey, fried fish & shito
picking fish to fry
Emmanuel and the Funeral Queen
Many hands
Making Ga Kenkey balls (see lady saying Ooobrunie!)
Preacher praying
Carrying the casket to its final resting place
Empty grave
full grave
East facing graves
Family gathers to lower casket
in the hole she goes
praying over body
throwing sand on casket
placing the flowers on the casket before covering with dirt
bags of dirt
Emmanuel adds this bag of dirt
the burial
last good byes of Vida and Ester (Vida's sister)
another casket shows up for another funeral.
whoa, this casket is about to fall!
the burial.
Emmanuel talks to a cousin while waiting
making Kenkey
Making Kenkey
Emmanuel explains the process for making the brew for Saturday
Burnt sugar used in the drinking brew
all the funeral food workers
man praying and woman in headress
Reading her story
gathering
Kenkey cools in large vats before being made into balls
Making Kenkey balls