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CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CUSTOMS
Festivals:
The Municipality is also endowed with a rich festival which attracts tourists into the Municipality and the country as a whole. The homowo meaning "hooted at hunger" According to Ga oral tradition, a severe famine broke out among the people during their migration to present day Accra. They were inspired by the famine to embark on massive food production exercises which eventually yielded them bumper harvest and this marked the celebration of Homowo.
This festival celebration attracts several people from the international community into Ghana. Most of these tourists are interested in the rich display of traditional culture amidst traditional dancing, drumming and the pouring of libations including the firing of musketry. Some of these tourists are also interested in the rich display of beads and traditional African dressing. This seasonal cultural engagement does not only attract people but also generally boost economic activities especially in terms of revenue to the hospitality industry as well as increased activities in buying and selling.
The celebration usually takes place in August, rarely in July or September each year. It is believed that the whole of Accra celebrated the Homowo Festival in 1888 as late as the 27th or 29th of September.' And celebrated in all the Ga District. (Source: Quartey-Papafio, A.B. "The Ga Homowo Festival", Journal of the African Society, Vol. 19, 1919)
The major language spoken all over the District is Ga with other dialects like Ewe, Fanti. Twi also widely spoken
The Municipality is also endowed with a rich festival which attracts tourists into the Municipality and the country as a whole. The homowo meaning "hooted at hunger" According to Ga oral tradition, a severe famine broke out among the people during their migration to present day Accra. They were inspired by the famine to embark on massive food production exercises which eventually yielded them bumper harvest and this marked the celebration of Homowo.
This festival celebration attracts several people from the international community into Ghana. Most of these tourists are interested in the rich display of traditional culture amidst traditional dancing, drumming and the pouring of libations including the firing of musketry. Some of these tourists are also interested in the rich display of beads and traditional African dressing. This seasonal cultural engagement does not only attract people but also generally boost economic activities especially in terms of revenue to the hospitality industry as well as increased activities in buying and selling.
The celebration usually takes place in August, rarely in July or September each year. It is believed that the whole of Accra celebrated the Homowo Festival in 1888 as late as the 27th or 29th of September.' And celebrated in all the Ga District. (Source: Quartey-Papafio, A.B. "The Ga Homowo Festival", Journal of the African Society, Vol. 19, 1919)
The major language spoken all over the District is Ga with other dialects like Ewe, Fanti. Twi also widely spoken
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