Adikanfo Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, formerly Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. [1] It is usually celebrated in the month of September. [2] Others also claim it is celebrated in the months of March or April. [3]
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. [4] Sacrifices of animals are made to their gods and ancestors. [3]
This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past. [5] This festival commemorates the migration of the people of Hwidiem from Denkyira Ntomu to their present abode. [3]
Adikanfo Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, formerly Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. [1] It is usually celebrated in the month of September. [2] Others also claim it is celebrated in the months of March or April. [3]
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. [4] Sacrifices of animals are made to their gods and ancestors. [3]
This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past. [5] This festival commemorates the migration of the people of Hwidiem from Denkyira Ntomu to their present abode. [3]