Zumbenti Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of April. Others also claim it is celebrated in May.
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Zumbenti Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West 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 give thanks to their ancestral gods, cleansing of the land of evil spirits and pacification of gods and re-uniting of families.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Zumbenti Festival in plain words?
Zumbenti Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Where is Zumbenti Festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Zumbenti Festival in Ghana.
What is the current condition of Zumbenti Festival today?
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Zumbenti Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of April. Others also claim it is celebrated in May. 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 give thanks to their ancestral gods, cleansing of the land of evil spirits and pacification of gods and re-uniting of families. It is also considered the favorable time to contract marriages. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Zumbenti Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Zumbenti Festival is Festival of the Kaleo people, 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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