Funerals are a major part of Akan culture.Wikimedia Commons by Stephen Baffour Adjei and Mensah Adinkrah, Central Michigan University Gender has a significant impact on the socio-economic, political and religious experiences of Ghanaians. For Akans, the country’s largest ethnic group, descent is traced through the maternal line. Property is transferred in this line too. Mourning … Continued
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