The Akwantutenten Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Worawora in the Jasikan District in the Oti Region of Ghana formally Volta region who are Akans.[1][2][3][4][5] It is usually celebrated in September.[6]
Celebrations
editDuring the festival, there is a grand durbar of chiefs where they sit in state and receive homages from their subjects. People all over and other Akans come to the Worawora township to show off their best.[7] A ritual of cleansing and pacification of stools and shrines are done in black wear.[8]
Significance
editThis festival is celebrated to mark the exodus of the people of Worawora who migrated from Kuntunase in the Ashanti-land to their current abode.[4] The festival involves a pilgrimage to their former settlements up the hills where they overlook the hills at which foot where their present settlements location.[1]
References
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- ^ "Volta Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Asantehene to Visit Volta Region". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ a b "Worawora celebrate Akwantutenten festival". www.ghanaweb.com. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN GHANA". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Goldstar Air | Tour Packages Volta Region". flygoldstar.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Akwantutenten Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ admin (2020-05-26). "AKWANTUTENTEN FESTIVAL OF THE PEOPLE OF WORAWORA (AKAN)". Visit Volta Region. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-17.