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1. What is a festival?
2. Five types of festivals in Ghana and people who celebrates them
2. Five types of festivals in Ghana and people who celebrates them
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1. A festival is a cultural event or celebration that is usually conducted annually to mark a significant period, activity, or event that is of great importance to a community or society.
2. Five types of festivals in Ghana and their respective celebrants are:
a) Homowo festival - celebrated by the Ga people of Accra to mark the end of the farming season and to invoke blessings for a bountiful harvest.
b) Aboakyer festival - celebrated by the people of Winneba to mark the hunting expedition of their ancestors to the Krobo hills for a golden stool.
c) Kundum festival - celebrated by the Ahanta and Nzema people of the Western region to thank the gods for their protection and bountiful harvest.
d) Bakatue festival - celebrated by the people of Ada to mark the end of the fishing season and the beginning of the planting season.
e) Odwira festival - celebrated by the people of Akropong to give thanks to the gods and ancestors for their protection and success in hunting and farming.
2. Five types of festivals in Ghana and their respective celebrants are:
a) Homowo festival - celebrated by the Ga people of Accra to mark the end of the farming season and to invoke blessings for a bountiful harvest.
b) Aboakyer festival - celebrated by the people of Winneba to mark the hunting expedition of their ancestors to the Krobo hills for a golden stool.
c) Kundum festival - celebrated by the Ahanta and Nzema people of the Western region to thank the gods for their protection and bountiful harvest.
d) Bakatue festival - celebrated by the people of Ada to mark the end of the fishing season and the beginning of the planting season.
e) Odwira festival - celebrated by the people of Akropong to give thanks to the gods and ancestors for their protection and success in hunting and farming.