DAY 1 OF THE FUNERAL

  

As it has been announced, today, 15^th March, 2013 is the day the funeral rites of the late Cecilia Love Mensah Gyan; Asamoah Gyan’s mother.

She died on 6th November, 2012 after suffering a fatal car crash while driving her Toyota Highlander. Her demise occurred at the Ridge Hospital when she was rushed there after the accident which occurred when she drove into a pillar at the Teachers' Hall in Accra.

As it is the custom, they have to visit the morgue and bring the corpse home for wake keeping.

Most people familiar with these stuff know that it is also the day for chanting of songs “jama”, it’s main purpose is to console the bereaved family.

In the pictures below, you will see Asamoah Gyan and his brothers and some of the boys in the neighborhood including Hip Life artist Castro engaged in an electrifying jama.

The elderly members of the family as Baffour Gyan and his siblings and others family members and friends go to the morgue to the the Late Ceciclia Love Mensah Gyan' corpse home.

When the corpse of the late Cecilia Love Mensah Gyan was brought to her New Gbawe residence the protocol asked that no one takes photos or videos. 

After her corpse was taken into the house in a casket by pageboys from Gillman and Abbey Funeral Home, my team managed to get the shots below.