Tanoboase Sacred Grove and Shrine
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Bono East Region |
| Ein location | Tanoboase |
| Located in or next to body of water | Tano River |
| Coordinate location | 7°45′0″N 1°3′0″W |
| Heritage designation | Ghana’s material cultural heritage |
Tanoboase Sacred Grove and Shrine dey near de village of Tanoboase insyd de Techiman, Bono East region of Ghana. Dem dey believe say ebe de cradle den de traditional home of de Bono people. De Tanoboase people say powerful Ashanti Gods dey reside insyd de sacred grove. Historically de site be wer na dem fight de Ashanti Wars. Na de grove be a hideout during de slave trade den inter-tribal wars. De grove sanso be a place for religious activities.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Tano be de name dem give to chaw gods. De word Tano get ein origins insyd de Tano River.
De Tano sacred grove and shrine be one of chaw sacred groves insyd Ghana, West Africa. De rock shrine dey insyd of de sacred grove. Insyd de rock shrine be de original brass pan. Der be five compartments, de main entrance, durbar ground, hideout, watch tower den stairs.
Ebe oasis wey dey maintain biodiversity insyd culture den religious based knowledge system. Mike Anane dey wrep, "It is gratifying that in Ghana today, some NGOs and scholars are recognizing the importance of various traditional religious beliefs or culture-based knowledge systems in addressing alarming problems of environment and development...The old 'top-down' or paternalistic forms of development can no longer be enough in the face of environmental catastrophe."[2]
Insyd 1996, de Grove cam turn a Community Based-Ecotourism Project (CBEP).[3]
De Tanoboase Sacred Grove and Shrine dey part of Ghana ein material cultural heritage.
Insyd 2001, na dem select de Sacred grove say ebe eco-tourism site plus de support of de Ghana Association for the Conservation of Nature (GACON).[4]
Gallery
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Tano Rock Shrine insyd Tanoboase, Ghana
Tano Rock Shrine dey locate insyd Tanoboase, Ghana
Dey locate insyd Tanoboase, Ghana
Insyd de Tano Rock Shrine plus tour guide insyd Tanoboase, Ghana
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Tano Boase Sacred Groove Archived 2019-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- "Tano Sacred Grove and Shrine, TANO OBUASI, Techimantia (2020)". Local Prayers.
- "Tanoboase Sacred Grove; the first home of Bono people". Graphic Online.
- "Tano Sacred Grove and Shrine". Facebook.
- "Eleven Shadows Travels: Ghana and Frankfurt 2004". Eleven Shadows.
- "Bono (Akan) SpiritualWorldView-Dr. Kwasi Konadu". Scribd.
- "Traditional Akan Spirituality". The Africentric Eye. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-18. - ↑ "Sacred Groves of Ghana".
- ↑ Hannah Asomaning (30 November 2001). "Want a good rainy season? Let the Virgins fill the Odomankoma Ahina". Ghana Web.
- ↑ Mfum, Michael Sarpong (March 11, 2013). "TANOBOASE SACRED GROVE A TOURISM POTENIAL IN BRONG AHAFO REGION". - "Tanoboase". Ghana Place Names. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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