Ep. 15 DEATH: Celebrate Grave Times, Come On!

Since the only thing guaranteed in life is death and taxes, why not celebrate the unavoidable! Siho explains the wonderful tradition in Ghana of creating extraordinary, detailed and sometimes bizarre coffins that they call "Fantastic Afterlife Vehicles". Let us continue celebrating the dead, Marisa heads over to Haiti for Fête Gede the "Festival of the Dead." This holiday is one raucous party to celebrate those who have passed and daddy death himself, Baron Samendi.   Ghana Fantasy Coffins https://www.monstrous.com/chinese-hungry-ghost-festival/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival https://theworld.org/stories/2022/02/18/ghana-s-fantasy-coffins-fulfilling-burial-dreams-one-coffin-time https://www.nmfh.org/portfolio-item/a-life-well-lived-fantasy-coffins-from-ghana/ https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/29/africa/ghana-fantasy-coffin/index.html https://www.brandeis.edu/mortimer-hays/pdf/proposals/ghanaian.pdf   Festival of the Dead https://medium.com/@lunionsuite/10-things-we-learned-about-fet-gede-haitian-day-of-the-dead-4a9f3b36c4a3 https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-halloween/beyond-halloween-8-holidays-spirits-love.htm https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/baron-samedi-0016698 https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/10/09/when-baron-samedi-comes-death-jean-claude-duvalier/