Gbidukor Festival

The Gbidukor Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Gbi in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of November. It is claimed the festival rotates between Hohoe and Peki.[1][2][3][4]

Celebrations

During the festival, there is pomp and pageantry. The chiefs are carried in palanquins whiles there is drumming and singing. There is also the initiation of new development projects.[5][6]

Significance

The festival is celebrated to mark the exploits of the ancestors of the Gbi-Ewes. It also marks the period of family re-unions and the attraction of people both far and near.[7][8]

References
  1. "Festival | The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Berlin, Germany". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  2. "History". www.gbidukor.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. "Hohoe, Peki indigenes celebrate Gbidukorza festival with health walk". gbidukor.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Gbidukor Festival Launched". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. Editor (2016-02-24). "Volta Region". touringghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. "Gbidukor Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  7. "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  8. admin (2020-05-26). "GBIDUKOR FESTIVAL OF THE GBI". Visit Volta Region. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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