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Kilikpo Festival
Kilikpo is a harvest festival in Tchamba. It is the feast of abundant crops or harvest and an event of a glorious era. It is marked with the consummation of the new yam. It is celebrated in Tchamba every first Saturday of August.
Hogbeza of Yoto
Hogbeza is a historic festival of the Ewe of Yoto. It is celebrated every third Saturday of the month of August as a religious feast, when the first fruits of the farms are offered
Akomase Festival 2021
The Akomase festival is celebrated by the Chiefs and people of the Senya Beraku Traditional Areas in Senya Beraku in the Central Region. This festival comes off from the last Friday of August to the first Wednesday of September yearly. It is a agricultural festival which celebrates the bountiful blessings from the gods and ancestors […]
Ogua Fetu Afahye 2021
The Fetu Afahye is a festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated on the first Saturday in the month of September every year. The Fetu Afahye is celebrated annually by the Oguaa people of Cape Coast because in the past there was an outbreak of disease among the people that killed […]
The Odwira Festival 2021
The Odwira festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Fanteakwa District in the Eastern region of Ghana. The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh and Mamfi. This is celebrated annually in the month of September. The festival celebrates a historic victory over the Ashanti in 1826. This was the battle of Katamansu near Dodowa. This was during the reign of […]
Hogbetsotso Festival 2021
The week-long Hogbetsotso festival commemorates the migration of the Anlo-speaking Ewes, an ethnic group on the eastern coast of Ghana, from the ancient walled city of Notsie in present day northern Togo to their current home in Ghana. According to legend, the Anlo-Ewes escaped the wicked chief, Ago Koli, by walking backwards amidst dancing and drumming to war songs. Each year the AnloEwes hold the Hogbetsotso festival, or "Festival of the Exodus," to remember their journey and the brave leaders who guided them
Ovazu 2021
Ovazu is a Festival of Harvest in Akposso and Akebou Land. ” OVAZU” is composed of the Akposso words: ” Ova” (corn) and ” Zu” (festival). According to history, corn played a significant role in the battles against the enemies of the Akposso people.Ovazu is celebrated annually, every 2nd Saturday of December alternatively in Amlamé […]
Afrochella 2021
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Voodoo Festival 2021
The annual voodoo festival in Ouidah offers a unique opportunity to experience mesmerizing voodoo practices, traditional and local beliefs and other festive events peculiar to this time of the year.
Akwasidae 2022
It is celebrated by the Ashanti people, and Chiefs in Ashanti, as well as Ashanti diaspora. The festival is celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks. The celebration marks the seasons and the timing for various agricultural activities. The significance of the festival is for the commemoration of ancestors.
Homowo Festival 2022
Ga Paramount stool Opposite AccraHomowo is a harvest festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. The festival starts in the month of August with the planting of crops (mainly maize and yam) before the rainy season starts. During the festival, they perform a dance called Kpanlogo.