Amu or the Rice Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Vane which is the traditional capital of the Avatime people. It is located in the Ho West District in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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Amu or the Rice Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Vane which is the traditional capital of the Avatime people.
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
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
CelebrationsThere is drumming, dancing and singing during the festival.
SignificanceThe festival is celebrated on the harvesting of brown rice as its name implies.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Amu Festival in plain words?
Amu or the Rice Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Vane which is the traditional capital of the Avatime people.
Where is Amu Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Amu Festival in Ghana.
What is the current condition of Amu Festival today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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Amu or the Rice Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Vane which is the traditional capital of the Avatime people. It is located in the Ho West District in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the last week in the month of November to December. Others also claim it is celebrated around September or October. 1
Celebrations
There is drumming, dancing and singing during the festival. 1
Significance
The festival is celebrated on the harvesting of brown rice as its name implies. The people claimed they migrated from the Ahanta areas in the Western region and fought for the place they are now occupy from the original people. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Amu Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Amu Festival is festival of Vane people in Volta region, 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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