EPISODE · Oct 3, 2026 · 7 MIN
The dead are not gone
from AfroMythos: Tellings
Across Africa, the dead stay in the family. They are called by name when drink is poured, honoured on a stool, danced with every few years, carried to the grave in a coffin shaped like their life, and sometimes born again in a grandchild. Read it with pictures and sources: https://afromythos.com/journeys/ancestors
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