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Adae Festival (Twi: "resting place") is a celebration in Ashanti. Considered a day of rest, it is the most important ancestral custom of the Ashanti people . Observance
It is the annual culmination festival of the Akan calendar, the ninth Adae Festival (which occurs every six weeks). Adae Kese ushers in the New Year, with dates ranging between July and October, though some Akans like the Akim, Akwamu, and Ashanti celebrate New Year in January.
As the festival is always held on Sundays (Twi in Kwasidae), its recurrence could be after 40 or 42 days in accordance with the official Calendar of Ashanti. During the last Akwasidae of the year, which coincides with the Adae Kese Festival , special attention is given to make food offerings and donations for helping people. [ 4 ]
Awukudae Festival (meaning: "Wednesday ceremony") [1] is a traditional Ashanti festival in Ashanti. Like the Akwasidae Festival, celebrated on a Sunday, Awukudae is part of the celebrations within the Adae Festival cycle. The festivals of Adae are not interchangeable, having been fixed from ancient times. [2]
Adae Kese: Ashanti [22] Etc. Adae [23] Asante, [21] Akim, [8] Akwamu [24] Asafotufiam [25] Ada [26] Dzawuwu Festival [27] Agave [28] Fiok [29] Builsa Apafram [30] Akwamu [31] Osudoku Festival [32] Asutsuare [33] Afenorto Festival [30] Mepe [34] Papa Festival [35] Kumawu [36] Opemso Festival [citation needed] Kokofu-Anyinam: Ɔvazu Festival ...
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