List of festivals in Ghana

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Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually having backgrounds relating to an occurrence in the history of that culture. Examples of such occurrences have been hunger, migration, purification of either gods or stools, etc.

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Reasons for celebrating festivals

The importance of each festival's celebration includes:

List of traditional festivals and their month of celebration

Festival in GhanaEthnic group that celebrates
Bakatue [1] Elmina (Fante)
Homowo [2] Ga
Aboakyer [3] Efutu (Winneba)
Kundum [4] Nzema [5]
Foo (Fao) Navrongo [ citation needed ]
Kpini Chugu (Guinea fowl Festival) Dagombas, Mamprusis, Nanumbas, Kokombas and Basaris [6]
Ohum [7] Akim, [8] Akuapem [9]
Hogbetsotso [10] Anlo [11]
Ngmayem Krobo [12]
Volo (Me/Lomo)Volos
Yam [13] Ho [14]
Buɣum Chuɣu (Fire Festival) [15] [16] al) Dagomba [17] Dagbon, Gonja, Mamprusi and Nanumba
Beng Gonja [18]
LukusiVe (Near Hohoe)
Danyiba Kpando [19]
Fetu Afahye [20] Oguaa [21] (Cape Coast)
Adae Kese Ashanti [22] Etc.
Adae [23] Asante, [21] Akim, [8] Akwamu [24]
Asafotufiam [25] Ada [26]
Dzawuwu Festival [27] Agave [28]
Fiok [29] Builsa
Apafram [30] Akwamu [31]
Osudoku Festival [32] Asutsuare [33]
Afenorto Festival [30] Mepe [34]
Papa Festival [35] Kumawu [36]
Opemso Festival [ citation needed ] Kokofu-Anyinam
Ɔvazu Festival [ citation needed ] Akposo
Damba festival Dagomba people, Gonja, Mamprusi

Below is a list of all traditional, religious commemorative festivals celebrated throughout the year in Ghana. [37] These may not entirely consist of festivals of Ghanaian descent.

Commemorating farming season

Commemorating migration

Religious

Others

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