Major festivals in Ghana and the periods Period Name of Festival Place Purpose Every six weeks Akwasidae Asantehene’s Palace, Kumasi This is a festival celebrated by the Ashantis to commemorate their ancestors, the seasons and timings of various agricultural activities January Fao Navrongo, Upper East The Fao festival is celebrated by communities in the Kassena…

Major events in Ghana and the dates Month Activity January Vakantiebeur, Utrecht -Holland January MATKA, Helsinki January FITUR, Madrid – Spain February 03 Launch of Black History Month February 14 National Chocolate Day February 19 Tourism Business Forum February 21 International Day for mother tongue February/March Language Week February/March Regional Tourism Awards February/March Back to…

Ghana’s basic diet consists of a starchy staple eaten with a soup or stew. Forest crops, such as plantain, cassava, cocoyam (taro), and tropical yams, predominate in the south. Corn is significant, especially among Ga, and rice is also popular. The main dish is fufu, pounded plantain, or tubers in combination with cassava. Soup ingredients include common…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…