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THE FESTIVALS Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually with backgrounds relating to an occurrence in the…
THE SUPERSTITION Though statistically proven to be a religious and most Christian nation, the Ghanaian people are mostly superstitious. From casually casting out ‘demons’ from a…
In pre-independent and pre-modern society, women in Ghana were only seen as child-bearers, fishmongers and farmers. Traditionally, women’s childbearing abilities were perceived as a way for…
Ghana is a country of 28.21 million people and many native groups, such as: the Akans in the centre and south of the country the Ga…
The Aboakyer festival which is a bushbuck hunting festival is celebrated by the people of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. The name Aboakyer translates…
Being one of the many slaves to have left the shores of Ghana in the year 1730, Anton Wilhelm Amo, in his struggles as a slave…
Christmas which is celebrated on December 25 and is both noted as a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon, for two millennia,…
Jerry John Rawlings (born Jerry Rawlings John; 22 June 1947-12 November, 2020) a former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician who ruled the country from 1981…
The Larabanga Mosque popularly known as the, ‘Mecca of West Africa’ due to its rich historical and architectural values, was built in the Sudanese architectural style…
Aburi, located on the Akwapim-Togo Range of Ghana, is blessed with a cool mountainous weather making it a destination for people who love nature. Located in…