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It is celebrated in September annually to celebrate the cultivation of yam that was started by a hunter who found the tuber in the forest during his hunting expedition. [1] [2] According to history, the cultivation of yam among the people of Asogli started when the yam that the hunter hid during his hunting expedition later germinated and grew ...
Asogli Yam Festival; Atu-Ho-Akye (Ejisu, Ashanti Region) Ayimagonu Festival; Ayimagonu Festival; Bakatue festival; Beng Festival; Chale Wote Street Art Festival; Damba festival; Danso Abaim & Ntoa Fukokuese Festivals (Techimentia & Nkoranza, in the Brong Ahafo Region) Dipo Festival (Manya Krobo, Yilo Krobo, Eastern Region) Dzawuwu Festival
The Asorgli State hails the New Yam. The Asorgli State (French: État d'Asorgli) is a traditional area in the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers an area from Atimpoko in the west through Ho, to Aflao in the east. The traditional area has several Paramount Chiefs who swear allegiance to the Agbogbomefia - King of the Asɔgli State. [1]
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The yam used for the main ritual at the festival is usually roasted and served with palm oil (mmanụ nri). Iwa ji also shares some similarities with the Asian Mid-Autumn Festival, as both are based on the cycles of the moon and are essentially community harvest festivals. This event is important in the calendar of Igbo people all over the world.
Therefore, New Yam Festival is celebrated annually, after new yams are harvested [7] The festival holds yearly to celebrate the beginning and end of a new season. Also, it is said to be a taboo to eat the new Yam before the celebration as it is a means of pleasing and appealing to the gods and spirit of harvest and god of the Earth and thanking ...
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