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]
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]
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]
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