Foyawoo (Foryaw Yam) Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Atebubu, Kwafie and Amanten Traditional Areas in the Bono East region, formally Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of October.[1][2] Others also claim it is celebrated in the month of September.[3]
Celebrations
editDuring the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs who are carried in palanquins. There is also horn blowing, dancing and drumming.[4] Sacrifices are made and prayers are offered to the gods and the ancestors for peace, tranquility, prosperity, good health and long life in all their endeavors.[3]
Significance
editThis festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Festivals". www.nhoc.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ a b Atebubu-Amanten District, District Analytical Report (October 2014). 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service.
- ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "The Consulate General Of The Republic of GHANA in The United Arab Emirates (Dubai)". www.ghanaconsulatedubai.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.