Zumbenti Festival

Zumbenti Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[1][2][3] It is usually celebrated in the month of April.[4] Others also claim it is celebrated in May.[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 give thanks to their ancestral gods, cleansing of the land of evil spirits and pacification of gods and re-uniting of families.[7][8] It is also considered the favorable time to contract marriages.[9]

References
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  3. "Upper West Region". Community Water and Sanitation Agency. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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  5. "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  6. "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. Editor (2016-02-24). "Upper East Region". touringghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  8. "Zumbenti Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  9. "The Upper West Region of Ghana - ghanagrio.com - ghanagrio.com". ghananation.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.


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