Apafram Festival

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Apafram Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Akwamu in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1][2][3] It is celebrated in the month of January.[What date? clarification needed][4][5][6]

Celebrations[edit]

During the festival, there is a durbar of chiefs. The leaders of the community ride in palanquins. There is also drumming and dancing.[7]

Significance[edit]

The festival is celebrated to forge bondage with the ancestors of the people and ask them for protection.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ghana Festivals – Tour Ghana". Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "Festivals – Slutchtours". Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "Ghana Festivals". ghanakey.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. ^ "Festivals in Ghana". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. ^ The Akwamu Odwira (Apafram) festival. University Press. January 1969. Retrieved 2020-08-21 – via www.amazon.com.
  6. ^ "The Consulate General Of The Republic of GHANA in The United Arab Emirates (Dubai)". www.ghanaconsulatedubai.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  8. ^ "Festivals in Ghana". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-21.