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The passage of life is an extinct transition from one stage of life to the other. A celebration comes in different forms, categories, and types. The Ghanaian community is comprised of many ethnic groups, which are defined by different cultural practices. Ghana used to have ten regions, which has recently been successfully transformed into sixteen regions. Each region within the country is made up of a number of ethnic groups and have specific culture they practice. There are a number of cultural practices that have been practiced by each ethnic group. These cultural practices may be in the form of food, clothing, marriage, greetings, festivals, and many more.
Today's post will concentrate on festival as a cultural practice by Ghanaian. Festivals are sometimes pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually having a historical background. The sixteen regions within the Ghanaian community have at least one or more festivals that are celebrated annually.
Festivals are celebrated for the purpose of
As a bridge to harness unity among people from different communities
To appeal to the gods of the land. To give thanks to their deity of worship for their protection and long lives.
To mark either the end or beginning of a particular season. Some festivals tell either a community is in a harvesting season or planting season. Some may also serve as a remembrance for a victory or defeat.
To educate the younger individuals within a community about the culture of the community. They teach about the root of the community they find themselves in and why certain things are done in a particular manner
There are a lot of known festivals celebrated in Ghana, some of which are Homowo, Hogbetsotso, Damba, kumdum, odwira, akwambo, bakatuo,adae, etc. Those listed above are all traditional festivals. Ghana also engages in a lot of religious festivals, which are also interesting and enjoyable. Some of these festivals are Christmas, Easter, Eid-ul-fitir, Eid-ul-adha, etc. Let's hold onto this for now. The rest of the history behind each featival and how it is done will follow soon.
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