The Kloyosikplem festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Yilo Krobo (Somanya) in the Eastern region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated in the month of November every year.
The festival was instituted in 1992 and it’s gaining more coverage with participants across Somanya.
The term ‘Kloyosikplem’ means "descent from Krobo mountain," is a term that recognises its historical significance. For the Krobo people, Krobo mountain has great cultural and historical significance. It was both their home and a place of sacred ritual for centuries.
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Kloyosikplem festival is annual festival of the people of the Yilo Krobo ethnic group in Ghana, 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. 1
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