Afringi Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Yeji Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, formerly the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated by the decision of the ancestors.
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Afringi Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Yeji Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, formerly the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Ghana
Placed on record in Ghana.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
CelebrationsDuring the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks.
SignificanceThis festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Afringi Festival in plain words?
Afringi Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Yeji Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, formerly the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.
Where is Afringi Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Afringi Festival in Ghana.
What is the current condition of Afringi Festival today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this Afringi Festival entry?
Cite as: "Afringi Festival." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/afringi-festival, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
Afringi Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Yeji Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, formerly the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated by the decision of the ancestors. 1
Celebrations
During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming. 1
Significance
This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past. This festival unites the people. It serves as a period of assessing activities of the outgoing year and also ushers in new developmental projects. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Afringi Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Afringi Festival is Festival of the people of Yeji, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2
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