Awubia Festival

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Awubia Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Awutu Traditional Area in Awutu Bereku in the Central Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] The town is in the Awutu Senya district. [5] It is usually celebrated in the month of August through to September. [6] [7] The festival is also known as Awutu Awubia Festival. [8]

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Celebrations

During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming. [9]

Significance

This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past. [10] It promotes healthy agricultural competition among the people and unites them. It also signifies the end of the farming season and the harvest period of the agriculture produce. [11] It is also claimed it is celebrated in memory of the dead. [12] [13] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Mensah, Abraham. "MTN Ghana supports Awutu Awubia Festival, assures of supporting 30 more traditional festivities – Skyy Power FM" . Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Awutus Mark Awubia Festival". www.ghanaweb.com. 3 September 1997. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Awutu Traditional Council rebukes NDC communicator". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. ↑ "MTN Ghana supports Awutu Awubia festival". MyJoyOnline.com. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-31.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Ghana Festivals – Blastours" . Retrieved 2020-08-31.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "People of Awutu celebrate Awubia Festival". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. ↑ 24news- (2018-09-08). "AWUTU AWUBIA FESTIVAL SCENES". 24News. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  10. ↑ "The Consulate General Of The Republic of GHANA in The United Arab Emirates (Dubai)". www.ghanaconsulatedubai.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Awubia Festival". www.blastours.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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