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“Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff:
A moving and expressive song of hardship and struggle
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Tag Archives: Nigerian funeral rites
Annang Funeral Tradition as Rite of Passage
The Annang people of Nigeria understand "good death" as transition to status of ancestor
The Annang people of Southeastern Nigeria consider death to be natural only when someone dies of old age, according to Dominic Umoh, Ph.D., a lecturer at the University of Agriculture in Makurd, Nigeria. If someone dies young from disease or … Continue reading →