festivals

Fiok Festival

(War festival), re-enacting the ancient heroic exploits of the Builsas – Sandema, Upper East Region

Amu (brown rice) Festival

Festival of the chiefs and people of the Avatime Traditional Area at Avatime Gbadzeme in the Volta Region. The chiefs and people of Vane together with their kinsmen from the Avatime Traditional Area celebrate the AMU or Rice Festival through the week leading to, and on the first weekend in the month of November every …

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Kabube

Nandom Traditional Area, Upper West Region

Kwafie

Purification ceremony, the highlight of which is a large bonfire – between November & December – Dormaa Ahenkro, Berekum Nsuatre, Brong-Ahafo Region

Apoo

Purification of the people to rid them of social evil – Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region

Hogbetsotso

Festival commemorating migration of the people of Anlo from Notsieto Anlo State -Anlo, Volta Region