Nyigbla Festival

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Nyigbla Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Afife near Akatsi in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1][2][3] It is usually celebrated in the month of February.[4]

Celebrations[edit]

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.[5] War dances, bonfires and songs climax the occasion.[4]

Significance[edit]

This festival is celebrated for thanksgiving and the commemoration of the Anlo-Ewe migration to their present area.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ghana MPs - Constituency Details - Ketu South". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ Gedzi, Victor Selorme (2019-12-01). The Role of Culture and Law in Sustaining Trokosi Institution in Southern Ghana. Kumasi: Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences - KNUST.
  3. ^ Gedzi, Dumbe, Eshun, Victor Selorme. Yunus, Gabriel (2016). Field Of Power: A Religio-Cultural Analysis Of Trokosi In Ghana. Kumasi: Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.