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Kumdum Festival: Kundum Music and Performance Tradition
Communities: Anokyi, Ahonlenzo, Baku, Ellembelle District Language: Nzema Region: Western Region of Ghana The main cultural festival of the Nzema and Ahanta people of South Western Ghana is the Kundum Festival. It is celebrated every year in September and October. Contrary to public opinion that today takes Kundum as a kind of “harvest festival,” it…
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Traditional Ghanaian Music: Highlife
Community: Ghanaian Community Regions: Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti People Highlife is a type of west African popular music and dance that originated from Ghana in the late 19th century, later spread to western part of Nigeria, and flourished in both countries in the 1950s. Highlife is a west African music genre played on instruments…
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Adinkra symbols, Ga Samai and Eve Dzesi: Traditional Symbols in Ghana
Symbols are multi-functional in nature they are appreciated for both their aesthetic and communicative values. Community: People of the Akan, Ga and Ewe communities Region: Ashanti Region, Greater Accra Region and Volta Region Ewe Symbols (Eve Dzesi) Akan Symbols Ga Samai( Ga Symbols) They are mostly non-verbal illustrations of proverbs, parables and maxims which portray…
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Traditional Food of Ghana: Akplijii or Aprapransa or Akpledze
Akplijii is a local dish of the people Greater Accra Region, the Ga-Dangmbe as an ethnic groups in Ghana. This meal is one that is well appreciated by other communities or ethnic groups within Ghana. The meal is known as “Aprapransa” by Akan speaking people. Community: People of the Ga community in the Greater Accra…
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Kente, Ghana Traditional Woven Textile
How Ghanaians exhibit great craftsmanship in the weaving of traditional textile – Kente Communities: Bonwire, Adanwomase, Ntonso, Agotime – Kpeotoe Tafi and Agbozume Regions: Ashanti and Volta Region Kente weaving process in Ghana has a combination of knowledge, skills, artistic techniques and ideas with spiritual value and symbolism of the materials used and the product.…
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ATV Quad Biking, Ghana
ATV Quad Biking was founded in 2019 as an alternative to existing adventure tourism opportunities. If you want that escape from the hustle of city life for that “cool-feeling” experience then you are in for an adventure of a lifetime Location / Getting There ATV Aburi, Pipawini is just 30 Minutes from Aburi township in…
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Adanwomase, Kente village
Adanwomase is a village in Ghana prominent for the making of kente cloth. Around half the population of Adanwomase is involved in the making of kente, with weavers showing great pride in their work and often creating personal designs. People have been making kente cloth since the 17th century in Adanwomase, the royal weaving village…
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Ghana Airports
List of Ghana Airports Ghana has numerous airports, namely: Kotoka International Airport, Kumasi Airport, Sunyani Airport, Tamale Airport, Wa Airport and Ho Airport. Details on Ghana Airports Kotoka International Airport Kotoka International Airport is Ghana’s busiest airport. It has the capacity to handle 5 million passengers a year, Process 1,250 passengers per hour, Six boarding…
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Ho Airport
Ho Airport is a regional airport built to serve Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. The airport covers 1,500 acres (610 ha), with a passenger terminal and a 1,900-metre (6,200 ft) runway. Ho Airport has a runaway of 1,900 metres in length and 30 metres wide, an aircraft parking area, a terminal building to…
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Wa Airport
Wa Airport is an airport serving Wa, a city in the Upper West Region of Ghana which is also its capital. It is the fifth busiest commercial airport in Ghana with over 25,000 passengers passing through in 2022. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited. The Wa Airport has undergone extensive renovations including…