Bana Funeraille is held only once in the lifetime of a King. One our first visit to the King, Sa Majeste SILAM Happy V gave us a special stamped invitation to the event.
The Funeralle celebration parade was incredibly colourful. Family groupings wore traditional dress. Hats, beads, fabrics, hand carried symbols all very significant to the people. Families had enlarged pictures of loved ones who had died since the last Funeralle .
One band with a central ceremonial drum played during the entire parade. Special fabric was designed for the event, the design very traditional.
Women carried foods of significance, cassava, yam, maise and one added an oil can (palm oil is used for cooking!)
Traditional head dresses .....
Then came the parade of the ‘spirits’, the ‘secret society’. People paid to fire black powder guns.
Bana was the home of Oussematou’s parents so this area is very special to her. Everyone is expected to take a gift for the King. We put together a very special photo album with pictures of our previous visit, a transcription of his message in French and a summary of the Conservation Agriculture workshop held in Bana.
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