Yagle-Kuure Festival

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Yagle-Kuure Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Tindongsobligo near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the months of January and February.[1][2][3][4]

Celebrations[edit]

During the festival, people in the community are told to desist from burning the bush indiscriminately especially in the shrine areas and sacred grove.[5]

Significance[edit]

The festival is celebrated by the people as a family ritual for thanksgiving to their God and their ancestors for blessing them with abundant food and also for protecting them throughout the year.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tindonsobligos celebrate Yagle-Kuure Festival". www.ghanaweb.com. 22 January 2003. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "Upper West Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "'Use festivals to promote culture, social identify'". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. National Commission on Culture – Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. ^ "Tindonsobligos celebrate Yagle-Kuure Festival". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. ^ "People of Tindonsobligo celebrate Yagle-Kuure Festival". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ "Kuure Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Retrieved 2020-08-21.