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