TROKOSI PRACTICE IN GHANA THE WAY OF THE GODS?
Mar 13, 2019
4 minutes
Words: LORRAINE MASEMOLA
most women live for Trokosi because they believe that a sacrifice was to be made and thus they are willing to accept the punishment, regardless of the fact that they know that it is a crime they never committed. Whilst a lot of people are still totally against it, many still defend it.
What is Trokosi?
Ghana practices claim that it is a way of the gods. Trokosi is a practice whereby a virgin girl is abducted from her home to pay for a sin she knows nothing about. This practice is led by the religious shrines often called a Fetish. Here this specific practice can last forever; a sin committed by your grandfather or grandmother, regardless of how long
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