Kwafie Festival

Kwafie Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Wenchi in the Bono region and Techiman and in the Bono East Region,which were all formally Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of July.[1] The people of Dormaa, Berekum and Nsoatre also celebrate it in November/ December.[2][3][4][5]

Celebrations

During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming.[6]

Significance

This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past.[7] The Dormaas are burn a large bonfire during the festival by claiming they brought fire to Ghana.[2][8]

References
  1. "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. Boateng, Kwabena (2015-09-12). "List of festivals in Ghana". GhanaCulturePolitics. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. "Festivals". www.nhoc.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. "Kwafie Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. "Thousands attend Kwafie Festival grand durbar". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  6. "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. "The Consulate General Of The Republic of GHANA in The United Arab Emirates (Dubai)". www.ghanaconsulatedubai.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  8. "Kwafie Festival". viewGhana. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2020-08-23.


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