Dairy game/ My grandfather burial ceremony 21/02/2022 10% to steemalive written by@optimistickome

INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone, I just buried my grandfather and I thank God for the successful ceremony.

I left Asaba to my village a week to
the burial because I'm the first grandchild and first granddaughter. And in my culture, it is my duty to put everything in place traditionally. I will be the one to buy the clothes to dress him up😭 and the one to Carry the picture when we are bringing him from the mortuary to our compound. The load was so much on me because my mom who is supposed to be the first child is no more. So I have to bear everything but thank God for my aunts and uncles. They were really supportive all through out the burial ceremony.

FOOD PREPARATIONS

After so many arrangements from we the children and also from our family members. We proceeded to the burial rites according to traditions. We did the wake keeping and proceed to the cooking, I was really stressed up because family will be calling me here, people cooking will be calling me there😥 I wish my mom was alive. I love my grandfather so much because I grew up with him as a child and he have been my mentor, saw me through school from primary to tertiary institution. Because I lost my parents during early stage of my life. So you see why I'm so 😢 I cried my eyes out 😭 but he didn't wake up. O death where is your stingy? My grandfather was a good man, community cried for him because he is irreplaceable. He died at the age of 88years.
I can't even express how I feel writing this now, tears are rolling from my eyes as I type this now.
What a memories of life, life have really deal with me in the past but God was always there for me.

FIRST BATCH OF FOOD

Back to the cooking aspect, we cooked different delicacy, jollof rice, fried rice, fried chickens, owho and starch, e t.c. Drink everywhere and every other things were in place by the day of the ceremony.

Plenty of Drinks

By 6am, I thought of sleeping because I was very tired, they just came to call to me to get ready, we are about to go to the mortuary. I was like 🙄 I'm feeling sleepy 😪 but I have to freshen up because without me they can't go to the mortuary. It was this process I really know my position as the first child and first granddaughter.

SOME OF THE INVITEE DURING THE BURIAL CEREMONY

That's our culture. The load of the first child and first granddaughter is huge in the family, you mind not see it now but in the future. I never knew it until that incident.
I have never been to the mortuary before 🤦 but I have to gather courage and go. After all, it is not only me that will be going.
We got to the mortuary by car, Many cars followed us to the mortuary too. Even mopol and armies personnel. We have to wait for the mortuary attendants to dress him up before putting him on the casket. Ahh there is nothing in this world. Therefore help who you can, love who you can and most especially Give your life to Christ.

When my grandfather was carried outside before they will arrange him in the casket, he couldn't moved, nor say a word. I was like this body profit nothing but the spirit does. Once the spirit is gone the body becomes useless.
I was so afraid to look at him. I shed tear uncontrollably.😭
They put him in the casket and we drove off to the event center. I was holding him picture and the ambulance 🚑 was following me lowly. While the undertaker's were busy demonstrating with the casket. After dropping the casket, entertainment begins. We entertain the family according to custom then move to our invitees. The big stage was mount with a live bands. Then after all this, they finally buried him and everyone was crying 😭 my dear even if you don't want to cry, tears must come out of your eyes when you see someone going into the grave. My uncles eyes were red while aunts cried bitterly. I didn't really tell people about the burial because I don't really like that burial occasion but I was surprised to see people that turn out for me was really great. I was overwhelmed with the love showed to me. Chaii it is good to be good in life.
Refreshments begins and dancing continue until the music gradually fade away in the distance!
Life is once, therefore live it to the fullest.
Create great impact on people because that's what will be your memories to people here on earth. Be peaceful with all men because vanity upon vanity. All is vanity.😥
I pray may the soul of the faithful departed in peace 🙏 rest on grandpa.

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