This article will enlighten you on how some Palace Guards, or Royal Enforcers, popularly known in our traditional side as "Abrafour," took part to support the final funeral rites of the Kwahumanhene (the Paramount Chief), Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng II.
It was a traditional funeral procession filmed in Kwahu Abene in the Eastern Region of Ghana, during the final funeral rites of Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng II, the late Kwahuhene (the Paramount Chief) of the Kwahu Traditional Area in Ghana.
Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng II was a significant traditional ruler, and his funeral was not just a family event but a state and cultural affair, involving other chiefs and queen mothers from across Ghana, government officials, traditional warriors and drummers, and the general public.
So some of the traditional warriors or palace guards or royal enforcers show up from different tribes to pay their last respects to the chief and honor his legacy.
A viral video that is circulating on the internet shows how a group of some Royal Enforcers dressed in red and black colored attire and one person differently dressed in multicolored or patterned attire, possibly indicating him as their leader, elder, or priest, mourning and performing ancestral rites in escorting the spirit of the departed of their chief and honoring his legacy.
Watch the full video below.
The leader or the priest and one of the group's royal enforcers was holding a gun, and others were playing some musical instrument like drums, and some were holding sticks. A few of them were wearing ornamental or symbolic jewelry, possibly indicating hierarchy, status, or role in the event.
One of them was also holding a red flag with the white "Gye Nyame" symbol, which is significant in Akan traditional symbolism, especially among the Kwahu people in Ghana.
The "Gye Nyame" (Except God or Only God) is a powerful Adinkra symbol from the Akan people that symbolizes the supremacy of God in all matters. It is also one of the most sacred and widely used Adinkra symbols in the Akan culture.
The red flag signifies their warrior group in the Akan culture and is normally used in connection with war, death, or mourning, especially for royals. These Royal Enforcers often signify cultural regalia for traditional events or ceremonies like this.
They blend the mourning and celebration together at the event, mourning the physical departure of their chief and celebrating his legacy, strength, and contribution to them.
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