All Hallows Eve

Following another beans and weenie breakfast, we organized ourselves for a day of important meetings and a large ceremony in Kyekyewere in the afternoon.

Our morning meeting was at the palace with Chief Nana and his well respected uncles. One of whom had lived in England for most of his life. During this meeting, we addressed who would be responsible for things being built in a timely fashion while we were in the states. The uncles, on who runs a contracting business, agreed to this role both for ease of communication and for the level of professionalism and trust they provide. Chief Nana seemed satisfied with this plan.

The afternoon ceremony was a village wide affair. The primary reason for the event was to celebrate the completion of two habitat homes built by the Northern Ireland group.

As typical of most outdoor events, there was LOUD music played with way to much treble through an aging set of speakers. When the music died down, several speakers including a district politician spoke through the crackling, feedback prone pa system.





During the ceremony, Mom was presented with a gold, pink and green Kente cloth. She was given an Ashanti name and made an honorary Nana (name for a tribal chief or queen mother).





After, there was more music and dancing led by a group of young women. They engaged the audience including the Chief and the Irish group.