Fetu Afahye
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | Fante  |
|---|---|
| Ethnic group | Oguaa |
| Culture | culture of Ghana |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Central Region |
| Location | Cape Coast, Central Region |
| Month of the year | September |
De Fetu Afahye be festival wey chiefs den Cape Coast people dey celebrate for Central region of Ghana.[1] Dem dey celebrate de festival for first Saturday wey dey de month of September every year.[1] De Oguaa people for Cape Coast dey celebrate Fetu Afahye every year secof dem tyms sam outbreak of disease happen for dema body wey emake chaw menners die. De people pray to demma gods for help so say Dem go get rid of de disease. Wey dem dey celebrate de festival so say ego make demma town clean den make estop anoda epidemic happen for dema side again.
History[edit | edit source]
Fetu Afahye be annual festival wey de people den chiefs of Cape Coast Traditional Area for de Central Region for Ghana insyd celebrate. Once upon a tym wey sam plague be for Cape Coast insyd as history have am. Na ebe devastating wey de people of Cape Coast demand say dema gods for intervene. Howeva, na dem believe say de inhabitants for Cape Coast den ein environs eliminate dis plague plus de help of dema gods, hence, de name "Fetu" – originally Efin Tu ("dey do away plus dirt"). Dem sanso dey observe am make dem commemorate bumper harvest from de sea as well as dey perform rituals make dem thank de 77 gods of Oguaa Traditional Area.[2]
De then colonial administration for de country once ban de Fetu Afahye, den specifically Cape Coast, wey dem term am "Black Christmas" so say e go depict as bad traditional phenomenon. De Omanhen (paramount chief) for dat tym, wey dem name am as de Osabarimba Kodwo Mbra V, Okyeame Ekow Atta, debunk dis conception as misleading. Between 1948 den 1996, dem finally resume de festival, after de religious struggle from various important personalities for de Oguaa Traditional Area insyd. Dem now dey use de festival as calendar give de farming seasons for de Oguaa Traditional Area wey dem dey refer to dis particular phenomenon as "Afehyia", wey dey mean "loop of seasons".