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[[File:Accra Homowo um1900 300dpi.jpg|thumb|A street in [[Accra]]. Many people from nearby neighborhoods and the surrounding area flock to the city center in order to attend the celebration of the Homowo Festival, the annual main festival of the [[Ga people|Ga]], around 1900]] |
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[[File:Course cycliste organisée à Teshie lors du festival Homowo 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Bicycle race]] in Teshie during the Homowo Festival in 2009]] |
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'''Homowo''' is a festival celebrated by the [[Ga-Adangbe people|Ga people]] of [[Ghana]]. The [[festival]] starts in the month of May with the planting of crops 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. |
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== Etymology == |
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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 predominantly dwell. When the rains returned to normal, the Ga people celebrated 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 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. Celebration includes marching down roads and streets beating drums, chanting, 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. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Culture of Ghana]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.homowo.org/ Promoting and celebrating Homowo with] [[Obo Addy]] |
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[[Category:Ghanaian culture]] |
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[[Category:Festivals in Ghana]] |
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[[Category:May observances]] |
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[[Category:Spring festivals]] |
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Revision as of 19:22, 13 November 2018
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Homowo is a festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana. The festival starts in the month of May with the planting of crops 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.
Etymology
The word Homowo (Homo - hunger, wo - hoot) can mean "to hoot (or jeer) at hunger" in the Ga language.[1] 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 predominantly dwell. When the rains returned to normal, the Ga people celebrated 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 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. Celebration includes marching down roads and streets beating drums, chanting, 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.
See also
References
- ^ The Library of Congress's article on Homowo. Retrieved 08 September 07
External links
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