| JANUARY |
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| ADAE KESE |
KUMASI/ASHANTI REGION |
| Procession of chiefs and elders to the durbar grounds with drumming and dancing. |
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| MARCH/APRIL |
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| DIPO PUBERTY RITES |
MANYA KROBO |
| Procession of initiates and elders to the durbar grounds amidst drumming and dancing. |
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| APRIL/MAY |
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| ABOAKYER |
WINNEBA |
| Procession of chiefs and elders to the durbar grounds to wait the arrival of the victorious “asafo” company (traditional civil and military organization) to present their wildlife catch to the Chief. |
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| MAY |
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| DAMBA |
UPPER EAST |
| Procession of the chiefs and elders on horseback to the durbar grounds amidst drumming and dancing. |
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| JULY |
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| BAKATUE |
ELMINA/CENTRAL REGION |
| Colourful and thrilling regatta on the “Benya Lagoon” and a durbar of chiefs to mark the beginning of the fishing season. |
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| AUGUST |
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| ASAFOTUFIAM |
ADA/GREATER ACCRA |
| Procession of chiefs to the durbar grounds amidst the firing of musketry. |
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| AUGUST/SEPTEMBER |
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| HOMOWO |
ACCRA/GREATER ACCRA |
| Procession of chiefs and people in a carnival mood and sprinkling of a traditional meal of “kpokpoi”, signifying the end of the famine experienced by their ancestors. |
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| FETU AFAHYE |
CAPE COAST/CENTRAL REGION |
| Procession of chiefs to burbar grounds after the ritual sacrifice of a cow and fetish dancing the previous day. |
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| SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER |
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| ODWIRA |
AKWAPIM/EASTERN REGION |
| A festival celebrated by the people of the Akwapim Traditional area. Odwira, an Akan word, means purification. |
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| OCTOBER |
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| KUNDUM |
NZEMA/WESTERN REGION |
| It is celebrated by the Ahantas and the Nzema. |
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| OCTOBER/NOVEMBER |
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| HOGBETSOTSO |
ANLO/VOLTA REGION |
| It is celebrated by the Anlo to commemorate their escape from the Tyrannical King Ago Koli of Ille Ife in Nigeria. |
