The land of the living was not far removed from the domain of the ancestors. There was coming and going between them, especially at festivals and als… - Chinua Achebe

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The land of the living was not far removed from the domain of the ancestors. There was coming and going between them, especially at festivals and also when an old man died, because an old man was very close to the ancestors. A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.