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CENTRAL REGION

 

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Cape Coast Municipal District ,-  

CAPE COAST   + IMAGE


Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District , - ABURA-DUNKWA

 

Agona District , - AGONA-SWEDRU

 

Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam District , - AJUMAKO


Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa District, - BREMAN-ASIKUMA

 

Assin North District , - ASSIN FOSU

 

Assin South District,  - NSUAEM-KYEKYEWERE


Awutu/Effutu/Senya District , - WINNEBA  + IMAGE

 

Awutu-Senya District , -  AWUTU  BREKU

 

Gomoa District , - APAM   + IMAGE

 

 Gomoa East District - AFRANSI

 

Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District ,-  KOMENDA


Mfantsiman District , - SALTPOND

 

Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District , - TWIFO-PRASO

 

Upper Denkyira District , - DUNKWA-ON-OFFIN

 

Upper Denkyira West District , - DIASO

 

 

 

 

 

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FESTIVALS / UPPER WEST REGION 

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Jan.

  • Edina Buronya (Local version of Christmas exclusively celebrated by the people of Edina) – 1st Thursday of the New Year - Elmina, Central Region
  • Akwanbo - Gomoa Abora, Central Region
  • MASQUERADERS FESTIVAL , Carnival of masqueraders from around the country celebrated on the 1st of January of every year. ( Winneba )

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

  • Aboakyer (Deer Hunting) – Late April or early May -Winneba ,17 miles west of Accra.– Central Region
    A hunting expedition by two Asafo groups to catch live
    antelope. The first group to present its catch to the Chief at
    a colorful durbar is declared winner and is highly regarded for bravery.

May

Jun.

Jul.

  • Bakatue – Fish Harvest - Edina/Elmina
    Central Region  - A royal procession of chiefs and stool holders riding in
    palanquins through principal streets to a sacred shrine where
    chiefs pour libation and sprinkle sacred food. Pouring of
    mashed yam and eggs into the Bake (lagoon), followed by
    scooping with a net, after which permission is given to fishermen to open the fishing season, after a ban. Festival culminates in a regatta.

 

  • FETU AFAHYE ,  CAPE COAST
  • End of July , PANAFEST / EMANCIPATION , CAPE  COAST / ELMINA / ASSIN MANSO

Aug.

  • Akwambo (Path – clearing) a Festival commemorating the clearing of foot path leading to rivers, farms & communal sites – early August.-Agona Nyakrom,-Central Region
  • Ahobaa (Festival commemorating end of epidemic, and in honour of a man called ‘Ahor’ who sacrificed his life to end the epidemic) – 3rd week -Gomoa Assin,- Central Region
  • Odambea (Commemorates the migration of the people of “Nkusukum” from Techiman to their present settlement at Saltpond -Saltpond- Central Region

Sep.

  • Fetu Afahye (Festival commemorates first contact with the Whites) – 1st week -Ogua Traditional Area, Cape Coast,(Oguaa) -Central Region 
    A colorful procession of chiefs, amid drumming, dancing and
    firing of musketry. There is a uniqueness in the attire.
    Sacrifice of a cow to the seventy-seven (77) gods of Oguaa.
  • Akwanbo -Enyan Abaasa, Ajumako-Enyam Essian, Central Regionakwanbo festival
    it is celebrated yearly in the month of september that is first week in september 
  • Awubia -Awutu, Bawjiase, Central Region

Okt.

  • Akwambo -Agona Duakwa, Central Region

Nov.

  • Odwira - Denkyira Traditional Area, Dunkwa, Central Region

Dec.