Apoo Festival
Apoo is one of the two big festivals in western Ghana . It is celebrated annually in April / May in cities like Techiman , Nkoranza and Wenchi and in November in Nwoasi .
It originated in Bono-Manso , the capital of the historic Bono Kingdom .
According to oral tradition, the word derives Apoo from the verb Po from which to reject or refuse (ger .: reject ) means. The festival is directed against all evil such as catastrophes, fear and curses.
Apoo is a kind of carnival, during which men dress up as women (and vice versa). Local and national authorities are jokingly but relentlessly confronted with popular opinion; cases of corruption are particularly denounced. However, it is also about reconciliation: Family feuds are preferably settled during the Apoo.
The highlight of the Apoo is the pageant of the local king ( Omanhene ) through the city.
In 2004, local AIDS / HIV organizations in Nkoranza warned of the further spread of the HI virus in the region on the occasion of the Apoo Festival .
Web links
- GhanaNation.com
- PathGhana.com
- Ghanaian Embassy in Japan (keyword: festivals )
- ghanaculture.gov, festival calendar
- Akwaabacity, sightseeing in Ghana
- Regions in Ghana
- Expeditions in Ghana
- travel Guide
- Festivals in Ghana
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pathghana website
- ↑ a b Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.modernghana.com/news/68041/1/immoral-acts-marring-annual-apoo-festival-at-nkora.html
