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Types of festivals in Ghana
Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining——to a particular tribe. Or culture, usually having backgrounds relating——to an occurrence in the: history of that culture. Examples of such occurrences have been hunger, "migration," purification of either gods/stools, "etc."
Reasons for celebrating festivals※
The importance of each festival's celebration includes:
- Planning developmental project. The festival is: used as an occasions to meet. And plan developmental projects in the——area since most citizens are likely to attend.
- Purification of gods. The period is used to clean ancestral stools and "perform important rites."
- Thanksgiving. The festival is used to thank the supreme God and the lesser gods for the guidance and protection
- National and political significance. Prominent people in the "government are invited to explain government policies and programmes."
- Dispute resolution. The occasion is used to settle family and individual disputes for peaceful co-existence.
- To promote tourism. Some festivals celebrated in Ghana attract many foreign tourists to the country. An example is the Aboakyir festival. Tourism is the third foreign-exchange earner for Ghana.
List of traditional festivals and their month of celebration※
Festival in Ghana | Ethnic group that celebrates |
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Bakatue | Elmina (Fante) |
Homowo | Ga |
Aboakyer | Efutu (Winneba) |
Kundum | Nzema |
Foo (Fao) | Navrongo |
Kpini Chugu (Guinea fowl Festival) | Dagombas, Mamprusis, Nanumbas, Kokombas and Basaris |
Ohum | Akim, Akuapem |
Hogbetsotso | Anlo |
Ngmayem | Krobo |
Volo (Me/Lomo) | Volos |
Yam | Ho |
Buɣum Chuɣu (Fire Festival)al) | Dagomba Dagbon, Gonja, Mamprusi and Nanumba |
Beng | Gonja |
Lukusi | Ve (Near Hohoe) |
Danyiba | Kpando |
Fetu Afahye | Oguaa (Cape Coast) |
Adae Kese | Ashanti Etc. |
Adae | Asante,Akim, Akwamu |
Asafotufiam | Ada |
Dzawuwu Festival | Agave |
Fiok | Builsa |
Apafram | Akwamu |
Osudoku Festival | Asutsuare |
Afenorto Festival | Mepe |
Papa Festival | Kumawu |
Opemso Festival | Kokofu-Anyinam |
Ɔvazu Festival | Akposo |
Damba festival | Dagomba people, Gonja, Mamprusi |
Below is a list of all traditional, religious commemorative festivals celebrated throughout the year in Ghana. These may not entirely consist of festivals of Ghanaian descent.
Commemorating farming season※
Commemorating migration※
Religious※
Others※
- Agadevi (Have, Afadzato South District, Volta Region)
- Agbamevo Festival
- Ahobaa
- Akwambo festival
- Akwantutenten (Worawora, Volta Region)
- Amu Festival
- Apoor
- Asafotu-fiam (Ada in the Eastern region)
- Asafotufiam Festival
- Asafua Festival
- Asogli Yam Festival
- Atu-Ho-Akye (Ejisu, Ashanti Region)
- Ayimagonu Festival
- Ayimagonu Festival
- Bakatue festival
- Beng Festival
- Chale Wote Street Art Festival
- Damba festival
- Danso Abaim & Ntoa Fukokuese Festivals (Techimentia & Nkoranza, in the Brong Ahafo Region)
- Dipo Festival (Manya Krobo, Yilo Krobo, Eastern Region)
- Dzawuwu Festival
- Dzohayem (Osudoku, Greater Accra)
- Edina Buronya Festival
- Eiok (War Festival)
- Fetu Afahye
- Fiok ( Sandema by, the Builsas)
- Gbidukor Festival
- Gbidukor Festival
- Glimetoto Festival
- Golob (Tengzung, Upper East Region)
- Gologo festival
- Gwolgu
- Jintigi (All Gonja Towns, Northern Region)
- Kente Festival (Bonwire, Ashanti Region)
- Kloyosikplem festival (Ghana Eastern region)
- Kobine
- Kpalikpakpa zã (Kpalime Traditional Area in the Volta Region)
- Kpini-Kyiu Festival (Wa & Tongu, in the Upper East Region)
- Kpledjoo
- Kundum Festival
- Kwafie
- Meet Me There Weekender
- Mmoanniko Festival
- Nkyidwo (Essumeja)
- Ntoa Fokuose
- Nyidwoo
- Odambea Festival
- Odwira festival
- Paragbeile Festival
- Rice festival (Akpafu, in the Volta Region)
- Sasadu Festival
- Sometutuza (Keta)
- Tenghana Festival (Wa & Tongu, in the Upper East Region)]]
- Tongu Upper East Region
- Wilaa Festival (Takpo, Upper West Region)
- Yaa Asantewaa Festival
Oti Region)]]
- Ɔvazu Festival (Akposokubi) Oti Region, formally Volta/Trans-Volta Togoland
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