Ghanaians take great pride in making coffins that reflect the life, dreams, passions and status of the dead.

Loved ones believe the dead should get the best possible send-off, with funerals being elaborate affairs.

You may sometimes hear some people joke with death and how sweet life after earth’s sojourn could be, especially judged by the process of internment.

The thought of death could actually send cold shivers down the spine of most people, but it is a must-happen.

However, despite how fearful the thought is, coffin makers are latching on new methods to attract mourners who are prepared to bury their deads.

In Ghana, for example, these coffin makers smile to the banks on a daily basis as they constantly idealise new designs.

A nurse was once buried with a coffin designed exactly like a syringe while some time ago, photographs of a well-designed casket in the shape of a beer bottle trended on the internet.

Just recently a Ghanaian Fire Service officer was laid in a coffin customised to take the outlook of a fire tender.

The casket was designed in the red and white tender colours and has inscription depicting an actual fire truck.

On the sides of the casket were the toll-free Fire Service numbers and his ID number used for the number plate of the coffin-truck. The windows of the front seats could allow viewing of the body.

Some colleagues served as pallbearers and other unseen personnel could be heard chanting. The video was shared by one of his colleagues who served as a pallbearer.

Watch the video below :

 

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