Focus on World Festivals 2016
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-55-5-3022
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‘Appealing for Grace’, The Guinea Corn Festival of the Nawuris of Northern Ghana

Abstract: Festivals are recurrent celebrations and often with ritual events and meanings. Festivals reveal something of the identity, values and world views of the community or ethnic group that celebrates them (Szabó, 2015). Festive occasions involve local residents and visitors. In Ghana, there are several festivals celebrated by different ethnic groups. For example the people of Accra, the capital of Ghana, celebrate the Homowo festival, which is a festival that literally ‘hoots at hunger’. The festival was initiated… Show more

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“…It plays an important leisure role. When farmers return from the farm, they normally retire under trees and drink pito (Ntewusu, 2016). Pito is most often used to pour libation at every occasion-marriage, naming ceremonies, funerals and festivals.…”
Section: Putting Knowledge To Practice: the Okule And Societymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It plays an important leisure role. When farmers return from the farm, they normally retire under trees and drink pito (Ntewusu, 2016). Pito is most often used to pour libation at every occasion-marriage, naming ceremonies, funerals and festivals.…”
Section: Putting Knowledge To Practice: the Okule And Societymentioning
confidence: 99%