National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Brong Ahafo Region

Brong Ahafo Region

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08/04/2006

Below is a table for the festival celebration of the people from the Brong Ahafo Region

No.	Name of festival rite or event	Location/Place	Persons Involved	Physical description	Purpose of the festival rite or even in the community	Dependant variables
1	Foryawoo Festival	Atebubu – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Abease Traditional Area.	A festival of chiefs and people celebrated annually. The date of celebration is determined by Anananom every year.	The festival unifies the people for development of the area.	The people commune with the ancestors for blessings.
2	Nana Abe Festival	Abease – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Abease Traditional Area.	A festival of chiefs and people whose date of celebration is determined by the Abosomfour of Nana Abe Shrine.	It is celebrated to commemorate their peaceful settlement at Abease.	The people use festival to re-affirm their commitment to their gods and ancestors.
3	Nkyifie Festival	Prang – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Prang Traditional Area.	A Festival of chiefs and people which comes off either in October or December every year.	It is celebrated to being the people together to plan development projects at home.	The Prang people use the festival to reappraise their overall performance for the year in view.
4	Afringi Festival	Yeji – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Yeji Traditional Area.	A festival of chiefs and people whose date of celebration is dependant on Nananom every year.	A festival unites the people and ushers in new development projects.	The festival serves as a period of assessment of activities in the outgoing year.
5	Kwabena Festival	Abease – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Abease Traditional Area.	A festival of chiefs and people whose date of celebration is dependant on Nananom every year.	A festival unites the people and ushers in new development projects.	The festival serves as a time to offer sacrifices to their ancestors for good harvest.
6	Morbedi Festival	Prang – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Yeji Traditional Area.	A festival of chiefs and people whose date is fixed by the Mushin Community every year.	The festival unites the people for development projects to be determined.	The festival serves as a period of taking stock of the year’s activities.
7	Yam Festival	Techiman and Amanteng – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Techiman and Amanteng Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people whose date of celebration is fixed by Nananom every year for Amanteng and September or October for Techiman.	The festival brings the people together to plan development projects for the area.	A period of making sacrifices to the gods for a good harvest.
8	Apour Festival	Nwoase, Nsawkwa – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Nwoase and Wenchi Traditional Areas.	This festival of chiefs and people comes off in either May or June at Nsawkaw, November or December at Nwoase and April, May or June at Wench.	The festival unifies the people and helps them to eschew indecent lifestyles and evil.	The festival commemorates the rejection of the peoples’ former evil ways.
9	Kurubi Festival	Kintampo – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Kintampo Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people which comes off in October every year.	All Wangara people converge at Kintampo to pay homage to their chiefs. The festival brings them together to fraternise.	The festival unifies the people of Wangara who are resident in Ghana or have become citizens of Ghana.
10	Sasabobirim Festival	Awua-Domase – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Awua-Domanse Traditional Areas	A festival of chiefs and people celebrated in November yearly.	A festival gives the citizens the opportunity to contribute towards the development of the area. Sacrifices are made to the gods and the ancestors requesting blessings for the coming year.	Cebrated in remembrance of the brave chief, Nana Kwabena Kyere. Nana was brutally killed by the British for his commitment to the Asantehene in the Yaa Asantewaa War of 1900.
11	Kwafie Festival	Berekum, Nsoatre Dormaa Ahenkro – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Berekum, Nsoate and Dormaa Ahenkro Traditional Areas	A festival of chiefs and people celebrated either in November at Nsoatre, Berekum and Dormaa Ahenkro. The festival is a yearly affair.	The festival brings the people together. It re-affirms the peoples’ commitment to the gods and the ancestors. Development projects are ushered into the area.	The festival marks the ushering in of fresh yams by the Omanhene. Without the festival fresh year cannot be harvested and eaten. The gods disallow that practice.
12	Munufie Yam Festival	Abi – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Abi Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people which comes off from September every year.	A festival serves as a homecoming event for members of the community. Development projects are planned during this festival.	Chiefs and Elders enter the forest to perform rituals on sacred days. The chief abstains from eating fresh yam until the festival is held.
13	Adinkanfo Festival	Hwidiem – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Hwidiem Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people celebrated annually in either March or April yearly.	The festival commemorates the migration of the Hwidiem people from Denkyira Ntomu.	These are sacrifices of ford and animals to the gods and ancestors. Dapaa Tuesday, the 3rd day of the festival is a taboo day – Rituals are performed on that day.
14	Akwasidae Kese Festival	Ayomso – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Ayomso Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people which comes off on the 9th and final Akwasidae on the Akan Calendar i.e. in December of January.	The festival welds the people together. The generosity of the chief is displayed at this festival.	The festival was bequeathed to the people by Asantehene through Okomfo Kwame Dapaa because of his loyalty to Asantehene.
15	Akwasidae Tuntum Festival	Kukuom – Brong Ahafo Region	Chiefs and people of Kukuom Traditional Areas.	A festival of chiefs and people which comes off on the 9th and final Akwasidae on the Akan Calendar i.e. in December of January.	The festival re-affirms the peoples’ commitment to the chief. It unifies the people for development.	To commemorate the sad events of the Ebirimoro war between the Sefwis and Ahafos in the 18th century.