Eguadoto Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Fantes in the Central Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of August. It is also celebrated by the people of Gomoa Ajumako near Apam.
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Eguadoto Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Fantes in the Central 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
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Chapter Takeaways
CelebrationsDuring the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks.
SignificanceThe festival is celebrated for the purification of the ancestral stools and marks the onset of fresh yams and the end of the famine period.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Eguadoto Festival in plain words?
Eguadoto Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Fantes in the Central Region of Ghana.
Where is Eguadoto Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Eguadoto Festival in Ghana.
What is the current condition of Eguadoto Festival today?
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Eguadoto Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Fantes in the Central Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of August. It is also celebrated by the people of Gomoa Ajumako near Apam. It is also celebrated by the people of Gomoa Pomadze. 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
The festival is celebrated for the purification of the ancestral stools and marks the onset of fresh yams and the end of the famine period. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eguadoto Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Eguadoto Festival is Festival of the Fantes in Central 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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