User:Baabangida Kotani/sandbox

Baamaaya (cultural dance) it is a cultural dance for the people of dagbon. it is a dance which is often performed by both gender but its mostly dominated by the male gender of the population.

Origin of Baamaaya
Baamaaya originated from Nantong in the northern region. It was first practice by the people of Nantong as a symbol of joy and happiness after the end of a long drought which was accompanied by hunger through out the Nantong paramountcy. Some narrations have it that the drought took more than two (2) years before the coming of rains to the land. The dance was purported to have started around the evening since the rains started ended around that time. The was originated due to over joy of the people of Nantong and to show their appreciations to Almighty God for giving them water after a long period of time of drought.