Kuure Festival

Kuure Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Zaare in the Upper East Region of Ghana who are mostly blacksmiths. It is usually celebrated in the months of January and February.[1][2]

Celebrations

During the festival, there are sacrifices made and then followed by dancing and drumming.[3][4]

Significance

The festival is celebrated to symbolize the 'Kuure' which means hoe in the Gurune language. The hoe is the main tool for farming in their community and that means it is their livelihood.[5][6]

References
  1. "Kuure Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. "Festival | The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Berlin, Germany". Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. "The Republic of Ghana Embassy Berlin Germany". h2829516.stratoserver.net. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. "Goldstar Air | Tour Packages Upper East Region". flygoldstar.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. Boateng, Kwabena (2015-09-12). "List of festivals in Ghana". GhanaCulturePolitics. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. "The Upper East Region - ghanagrio.com". ghananation.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.


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