Ritual

Stories tagged Ritual:

• Anansi and the Dance of the Ancestors Aug 23, 2025

  

  Anansi and the Dance of the Ancestors

  Gathered from the oral traditions of the Akan people of Ghana

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  Gather close, children of memory, for I shall tell you of the time when Anansi nearly broke the sacred chain that connects the living to those who came before. This is a tale about the Dance of the Ancestors, and why some traditions are too precious to change, no matter how clever we think ourselves to be.