{"id":193470,"date":"2026-02-04T10:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/shortening-traditional-burial-rites-to-one-day"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:59:12","slug":"shortening-traditional-burial-rites-to-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/shortening-traditional-burial-rites-to-one-day","title":{"rendered":"Shortening Traditional Burial Rites to One Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred, has explained why the Onitsha traditional council decided to shorten the traditional burial rites from three days to one day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s \u2018Morning Brief\u2019 on Wednesday, the monarch said the decision is to save cost on the side of the bereaved families.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, said that there were resistance especially from the women\u2019s group, stating that they set up a committee and spoke to the leaders of the women group and convinced them that it is the right way to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, in some cases, there are push backs, particularly some elements of our culture and tradition that has been on for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I came onto the throne, our traditional burial, which even the Church has also emulated, is that you have a wake-keep, which is an all night affair, and then the next day is interment, which is a big ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanksgiving service to bury somebody was three days of spending money. So, the traditional Council under me decided that we can cut it down to one day, 6am to 6pm. No wake up, no day after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew that there would be resistance, the women\u2019s group and all. So we then set up consultation committee and spoke to the leaders of the women group and convinced them that it is the right way to go, and there\u2019s nothing about our culture and tradition that is going to be set aside because everything can be done in 12 hours. They accepted it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitially, they were grumbling and some push back, but today, everybody said it\u2019s the best decisions that we\u2019ve made in the past several years. And the church also has adopted it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred, has explained why the Onitsha traditional council decided to shorten the traditional burial rites from three days to one day. 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