Daa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Talensi Traditional Area especially the Baare and Tong Nayiri communities near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
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Daa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Talensi Traditional Area especially the Baare and Tong Nayiri communities near Bolgatanga in the Upper East 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
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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 the bumper harvest throughout the year and also to thank the gods for peace in the land.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Daa Festival in plain words?
Daa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Talensi Traditional Area especially the Baare and Tong Nayiri communities near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Where is Daa Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Daa Festival in Ghana.
What is the current condition of Daa 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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Daa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Talensi Traditional Area especially the Baare and Tong Nayiri communities near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of October. 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 Tampana dance and drum. There is a mode of dressing that depicts their traditional culture and how their ancestors migrated to their present abode. 1
Significance
This festival is celebrated to mark the bumper harvest throughout the year and also to thank the gods for peace in the land. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Daa Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Daa Festival is Festival of the people of Talensi, 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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