Ghana is a country blessed with a rich culture and heritage. Festivals are part of the rich Ghanaian culture and heritage. Each year, festivals are held and celebrated by the various ethnic groups.
If you are a tourist visiting Ghana, here are top five Ghanaian cultural festivals for tourists.
Homowo Festival
The Homowo festival is celebrated by the Ga people in Accra. Homowo in the Ga language means to hoot at hunger.
Homowo is celebrated by the Ga’s to hoot at hunger and rejoice in their harvest.
It is celebrated by all the towns in the Ga state from May to August. During the Homowo festival “kpokpoi” a local dish of the Ga’s prepared with maize is eaten by the people. “Kpokpoi” is also sprinkled on the streets.
Aboakyire Festival
This festival is celebrated by the people in Winneba. It is one of the top Ghanaian cultural festivals in the country.
It is celebrated in May every year to commemorate the migration of the of Winneba people from the ancient Sudan empire.
The name “Aboakyire” means to hunt for an animal. During the festival, the people hunt for a deer and offer it as a sacrifice to their god named “Otu’’ for protecting them during their migration.
Akwasidae Festival
The Akwasidea festival is celebrated by the Ashanti’s. The Akan calendar has nine months in a year. The Akwasidae festival is celebrated on the final Sunday of every month, which is six weeks.
During the celebration they perform rites to honor personal and community ancestors. During the festival, a gathering called “akom” occurs in which there is a lot of drumming, dancing and singing to honor the abosom’s (lesser gods in the Akan tradition) and nsamanfo (spiritually cultivated ancestors).
Asafotufiam Festival
The Asafotufiam festival is celebrated by the Adangba people in Ada, in the month of August. It is celebrated to remember the achievements and victories won by their ancestors in wars of settlement in that area.
The Charlewote Festival
The Charle Wote festival is also known as the Charle Wote Street art festival. It was first organized in 2011. The festival has provided a platform that bring arts, music, dance and performance out into the streets and closer to the people.
The Charle Wote Festival is not associated with any ethnic group in Ghana. It is organized to celebrate and show case the diverse culture and heritage in Ghana.
The past two editions were held in August, in the James Town township. The festival is put together by Accra Alt Radio.
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