Since the only thing guaranteed in life is death and taxes, why not celebrate the unavoidable! Siho explains the wonderful tradition in Ghana of creating extraordinary, detailed and sometimes bizarre coffins that they call “Fantastic Afterlife Vehicles”. Let us continue celebrating the dead, Marisa heads over to Haiti for Fête Gede the “Festival of the Dead.” This holiday is one raucous party to celebrate those who have passed and daddy death himself, Baron Samendi.

Ghana Fantasy Coffins

https://www.monstrous.com/chinese-hungry-ghost-festival/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival

https://theworld.org/stories/2022/02/18/ghana-s-fantasy-coffins-fulfilling-burial-dreams-one-coffin-time

https://www.nmfh.org/portfolio-item/a-life-well-lived-fantasy-coffins-from-ghana/

https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/29/africa/ghana-fantasy-coffin/index.html

https://www.brandeis.edu/mortimer-hays/pdf/proposals/ghanaian.pdf

Festival of the Dead

https://medium.com/@lunionsuite/10-things-we-learned-about-fet-gede-haitian-day-of-the-dead-4a9f3b36c4a3

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-halloween/beyond-halloween-8-holidays-spirits-love.htm

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/baron-samedi-0016698

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2014/10/09/when-baron-samedi-comes-death-jean-claude-duvalier/