{"id":285403,"date":"2017-01-16T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285403"},"modified":"2017-01-16T19:10:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T19:10:45","slug":"thrilling-cultural-display-at-asantehemaas-burial-rites-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285403","title":{"rendered":"Thrilling cultural display at Asantehemaa&#8217;s burial rites [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The capital of the Ashanti Region, Kumasi, was awash with rich cultural display as thousands of mourners flocked to the Mahnyia Palace to pay last respects to the late queen-mother of the Asante Kingdom, Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/746c6ec5-55b7-4432-99c1-b00f34c659ff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285421\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/746c6ec5-55b7-4432-99c1-b00f34c659ff.jpg\" alt=\"746c6ec5-55b7-4432-99c1-b00f34c659ff\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/burial-rites-of-asantehemaa-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-285297 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/burial-rites-of-asantehemaa-8.jpg\" alt=\"Final burial rites of Asantehemaa\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15965403_10154516277041107_3709531536245986745_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285388\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15965403_10154516277041107_3709531536245986745_n.jpg\" alt=\"15965403_10154516277041107_3709531536245986745_n\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/41a4588d-8d57-4628-aa34-ec96032547ff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285417\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/41a4588d-8d57-4628-aa34-ec96032547ff.jpg\" alt=\"41a4588d-8d57-4628-aa34-ec96032547ff\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II is\u00a0lying in state at the Manhyia Palace, where mourners will be filing past\u00a0her body until\u00a0Thursday\u00a0when she would finally be buried.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e148e871-44bb-48a8-be8e-88b9ff7613de.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285420\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e148e871-44bb-48a8-be8e-88b9ff7613de.jpg\" alt=\"e148e871-44bb-48a8-be8e-88b9ff7613de\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/329de415-fa95-4bc9-9278-9bc83b81aeae.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-285144\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/329de415-fa95-4bc9-9278-9bc83b81aeae-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Final burial rites of Asantehemaa\" width=\"797\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15977159_10154516045246107_8079936228181612937_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285386\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15977159_10154516045246107_8079936228181612937_n.jpg\" alt=\"15977159_10154516045246107_8079936228181612937_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15941509_10154516044766107_353504417221038674_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285418\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15941509_10154516044766107_353504417221038674_n.jpg\" alt=\"15941509_10154516044766107_353504417221038674_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who died at the age of 111 in November 2016, will be buried in Breman on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/591add8f-2e9c-41e9-9f3c-2178308aecea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285404\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/591add8f-2e9c-41e9-9f3c-2178308aecea.jpg\" alt=\"591add8f-2e9c-41e9-9f3c-2178308aecea\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15977361_10154516040641107_7242736800330118595_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285419\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15977361_10154516040641107_7242736800330118595_n.jpg\" alt=\"15977361_10154516040641107_7242736800330118595_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/16114505_10154516043001107_4490350479629802912_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285387\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/16114505_10154516043001107_4490350479629802912_n.jpg\" alt=\"16114505_10154516043001107_4490350479629802912_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-285426 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-6.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"528\" height=\"960\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-285427 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3-6.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-285428 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/4-6.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-285430 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/6-6.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-285431 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-6.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: Lauretta Timah<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The capital of the Ashanti Region, Kumasi, was awash with rich cultural display as thousands of mourners flocked to the Mahnyia Palace to pay last respects to the late queen-mother of the Asante Kingdom, Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. 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