Conducting A Burial Ceremony In Edo State

Any one with idea of how Burial ceremony is held in Benin speaking part of Edo state?

what are the burial ceremonies are like if

if a brother dies

a father dies?


I will appreciate your response.
Thanks.

you will have to cut all your hair off.

akhy4life,

do you know the process of burial for a brother?
my friend brother just died and they are requesting money, so far they have got 160,000 naira.
and they are going to bury him in his father's compound he was told, why all the money?

OMOGE
Are the parents still alive? If so, then no need for elaborate burial except your friend wants to make it a big 'do'.
Basically, burials in (southern) Nigeria are elaborate and expensive because you will have to budget for

entertainment of guests - which (usually also) includes a live music band - ie assorted food and drinks
undertaker's fees - prices vary depends on one's taste
professional wailers - common in Benin
(plastic and textile/material)souvenirs for guests - friends, family and associates usually 'contribute' theirs with 'courtesies from, '
hiring fees for chairs/tables and canopies
labour fees for the cooks, butcher, etc
printing of brochures, programme sheets, etc with the dead's picture adorning same

When you factor in the above, then the N160,000 is way too small for a standard burial in that part of the country. The 'bigger the
person is 'deemed' to have been while alive, the more elaborate /expensive the ceremony will be.

Actually, the cost could really be far less than N160,000; that is if your friend is able to withstand family and peer pressure
and claim to be a deeply unbending religious zealot. But then we have cases where in such instances, the zealots are
told in very clear terms to do the 'customary' thing or not step within the compound if he loves his life. You could also avoid
the high cost by refusing to take the body home and burying the same offshore. However, if your friend's  immediate family agree and
insists on a modest burial, they will usually have their way - IF ONLY THEY CAN AGREE AND THE MEANING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY WELL DEFINED.

In the northern part of the country, this is usually not the case as bodies are buried same day where possible because of religious beliefs that
are strictly adhered to unlike contemporaries (of the same religion) in the south.

Hope this epistle answers your question     

WOW!!!

just puzzling to me  the way they do it.