Akwambo festival

Akwambo festival

Festival

Continent	Africa
Country	Ghana
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Central Region
Ein location	Agona Swedru, Central Region
Month of the year	August

De Akwambo festival be celebrated by de chiefs den peoples of Gomoa den Agona insyd de Central region of Ghana. Dem dey celebrate de festival insyd de month of August every year. People insyd Agona, insyd de Central Region, celebrate de Akwambo, wich literally dey mean "path-clearing."

History

So say dem go remember de trip den arrival of de first people wey settle for de four towns wey be Gyinankoma, Ekrawfo, Atakwaa, den Otabenadze, dem dey observe de festival insyd one week. Dem set one day specially for dis purpose, wey everybody wey dey use those paths go come together start de clearing exercise. De first time dem observe Akwambo be wen de migrant ancestors of dese people arrive insyd new land. De main work dem do be make dem clear road go rivers, farms, den oda places de whole community dey use.