<p><b> by Andrew Caringi</b></p><p>Why are all these folks dancing for the dead? Well, this is what a funeral looks like in Ghana.<p>These dancers were hired for a recent funeral to lighten the mood, turning coffin-carrying from a time of mourning to one of celebrating the dead.</p><p>Funerals in the country are important social events, and this practice has become so popular that dancers are now available for hire.</p><p>Singing and drumming has always been part of the ritual, but these casket dancers are kicking it up a notch.</p><p>Even in death, these Ghanaians don’t miss a beat.</p></p><br /> <p>The post These Performers Get Hired To Dance At Funerals In Ghana</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
