Festivals In Ghana

[Ɔkyeame Kwame]

Festivals In Ghana
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Throughout Ghana, practically every town and village becomes animated with excitement at festival time. Visitors are often welcomed into homes to share drinks and meals and are given traditional clothes to wear so they can join in the street celebrations. Each festival commemorates an event, a war, puberty rites or harvest. Adherents of whatever religion participate without inhibition in these festivals. Filming and photography are allowed.

Many festivals are celebrated in Ghana. In fact every tribe or clan has a festival it celebrates. These are some of the festivals celebrated in Ghana.

JANUARY
Apafram of the Akwamu, Eastern Region;
The Rice Festival of Akpafu, Volta Region and
The Begum of Walewale, Tamale and yendi

FEBRUARY
Papa Festival in Kumawu, Ashanti Region

MARCH
Asikoe in Anfoega, Volta Rgion;
Volo in the Akuse area;
Damba of Dagbon in the Northern Region
Dipo at Manya and Yilo Krobo, Eastern Region

APRIL
Most villages and towns in the Volta and Eastern Regions celebrate festivals during Easter.

MAY
The 1st Saturday is the famous Aboakyer Festival in Winneba
Donkyi festival at Mamase, Brong Ahafo Region
Don at Bolgatanga, Upper East Region and
Beng at Sonyo Kipo near Bole, Northern Region.

JUNE
Ohumkan at Kyebi;
Asafua feast at Sekondi;
Ahukan of the Akim, Kibi; Gyenpren at Tafo;
Ahobaa at Enyan-Kakraba, and
Apiba at Senya Beraku, Central Region;

JULY
Ist Tuesday is the Bakatue Festival in Elmina, Central Region;
Bombei, Ekyem Kofi, and
The Kundum, Western Region.

AUGUST
1st Sat. Is Asafotu - Fiam at Ada, Eastern Region
Homowo in and around Accra, Greater Accra Region;
Fetu at Cape Coast, and
Eguado To and Ahobaa Kese at Abura, Central Region
Edim Kese at sekondi, and
Apatwa, Dixcove, Western Region.

SEPTEMBER
Ist Sat. Is Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast; Central Region,
Odwira Festival in Akropong, Amanokrom
And Aburi, Eastern Region
Akyempem at Agona, Ashanti Region.

OCTOBER
Kundum at Esiama,Western Rgion

NOVEMBER
Hogbetsotso, Volta Region;
Adae Kese, the grandest of all Ashanti festivals in Kumasi
Fae, harvest feast at Paga, Upper East Region;
Kafie Festival, Dormaa Brong-Ahafo.

DECEMBER
Yam Festival at Anfoega, Volta Region.

Funky destinations

Wli Waterfalls and MountAfadjato in the Volta region.
KakumNational Park in AnkasaForest, in the Central Region
Buabeng - Flema Monkey Sanctuary, in Brong Ahafo Region
Paga Crocodile Ponds, Bolgatanga
The new national CulturalCenter at ManhyiaPalaceMuseum in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
The CapeCoastCastle, Elmina and other coastal forts and castles.
The Mole and the Bui Game Reserves, in the Northern Region.