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The word Homowo (''Homo'' - hunger, ''wo'' - hoot) can mean "to hoot (or jeer) at hunger" in the Ga language.<ref name="roots"> The [[Library of Congress]]'s article on Homowo. Retrieved 08 September 07</ref> The tradition of Homowo started with a period of hunger leading to [[famine]] due to failure of the seasonal [[rain]]s needed by crops in the [[Greater Accra Region]], where the Ga people |
The word Homowo (''Homo'' - hunger, ''wo'' - hoot) can mean "to hoot (or jeer) at hunger" in the Ga language.<ref name="roots"> The [[Library of Congress]]'s article on Homowo. Retrieved 08 September 07</ref> The tradition of Homowo started with a period of hunger leading to [[famine]] due to failure of the seasonal [[rain]]s needed by crops in the [[Greater Accra Region]], where the Ga people dwell. When the rains returned to normal, the Ga people celebrated it by creating the Homowo festival, hence its name and meaning. Homowo is greatly celebrated in all the towns in the Ga state with celebrations climaxing in Gamashie. The celebration begins with the planting of maize, which will be used in preparing the food for the festival named ''Kpokpoi'' or ''Kpekple''. During this period, noise making is prohibited or banned since it is believed that it will hinder the maturity of the crop. The meal is eaten with [[Palm Nut Soup]] and it is also sprinkled within the town. This is normally done by traditional leaders and family heads. All family heads sprinkle the "kpokpoi" in their family house. Celebration includes marching down roads and streets beating drums, chanting, merrymaking face painting, singing and traditional dances. On this day there is usually a lot of traffic and roads are usually blocked off to accommodate the festival. Even though it is a Ga tradition, many other ethnic groups are welcomed to also join in the celebration. {{citation needed|date=January 2020}} |
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Some of the towns that celebrate Homowo are La, [[Teshie]], [[Teshie-Nungua|Teshie Nungua]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homowo: Significance of holy corn, feeding gods of Ga state|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/homowo-significance-of-holy-corn-feeding-gods-of-ga-state.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> Osu, [[Ga-Mashie]], Tema, Prampram, and Ningo. |
Some of the towns that celebrate Homowo are La, [[Teshie]], [[Teshie-Nungua|Teshie Nungua]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homowo: Significance of holy corn, feeding gods of Ga state|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/homowo-significance-of-holy-corn-feeding-gods-of-ga-state.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref> Osu, [[Ga-Mashie]], Tema, Prampram, and Ningo. |
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Homowo is a harvest festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana. The festival starts in the month of August with the planting of crops (mainly maize and yam) before the rainy season starts. During the festival, they perform a dance called Kpanlogo. The Ga people celebrate Homowo in the remembrance of the famine that once happened in their history in precolonial Ghana.[1]
Etymology
The word Homowo (Homo - hunger, wo - hoot) can mean "to hoot (or jeer) at hunger" in the Ga language.[2] The tradition of Homowo started with a period of hunger leading to famine due to failure of the seasonal rains needed by crops in the Greater Accra Region, where the Ga people dwell. When the rains returned to normal, the Ga people celebrated it by creating the Homowo festival, hence its name and meaning. Homowo is greatly celebrated in all the towns in the Ga state with celebrations climaxing in Gamashie. The celebration begins with the planting of maize, which will be used in preparing the food for the festival named Kpokpoi or Kpekple. During this period, noise making is prohibited or banned since it is believed that it will hinder the maturity of the crop. The meal is eaten with Palm Nut Soup and it is also sprinkled within the town. This is normally done by traditional leaders and family heads. All family heads sprinkle the "kpokpoi" in their family house. Celebration includes marching down roads and streets beating drums, chanting, merrymaking face painting, singing and traditional dances. On this day there is usually a lot of traffic and roads are usually blocked off to accommodate the festival. Even though it is a Ga tradition, many other ethnic groups are welcomed to also join in the celebration. [citation needed]
Some of the towns that celebrate Homowo are La, Teshie, Teshie Nungua,[3] Osu, Ga-Mashie, Tema, Prampram, and Ningo.
See also
References
- ^ "Homowo Festival". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ The Library of Congress's article on Homowo. Retrieved 08 September 07
- ^ "Homowo: Significance of holy corn, feeding gods of Ga state". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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