Bagri Festival

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Bagri Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Jirapa, Lawra and Nandom in the Upper West region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of April to January. [1] [2]

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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. [3]

Significance

This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past. [4] It is also celebrated as a festival of cult and ritual performances that are associated with the Bagri, a cult claimed to produce its members in the area. The Bagri is also said it is meant to purify the people of the land. [5]

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References

  1. "Bagri Festival". www.blastours.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. "The Consulate General Of The Republic of GHANA in The United Arab Emirates (Dubai)". www.ghanaconsulatedubai.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. "Bagri Festival". blastours.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.[ permanent dead link ]