Events

Odwira is a time of spiritual cleansing, when the peoples Okuapeman, and all who celebrate, present themselves anew and pray for protection. Traditionally, the timing of the festival also coincides with the harvest season when there is abundant food; during which time the people give thanks to the Ancestors. Being a Yam Festival, gratitude for the harvest is especially expressed in the “feeding the ancestors”.

During the Festival, bowls of mashed yam (some mixed with palm oil and others left white) which have been specially prepared by the Okuapehene and other stool occupants are carried in procession from the Ahemfi to feed the ancestors at Nsorem. A little-known fact is, the Odwira Festival is also celebrated by the Ga peoples of Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana as a result of their long association with the Akans through intermarriages. 

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Date Activity

Day 1 19th August – 6th September

Inter – schools game competition Educational Workshops 7th August – 17th September Adaebutuw (ban on noise making and funerals in Akropong) Saturday – 14th September 2019 Marathon

Day 2 Sunday – 15th September

Exhibition launch

Day 3 Monday – 16th September 

Path clearing by the traditional leaders Exhibition Attraction Tour

Day 4 Tuesday – 17th September

Outdooring of New Yam (early morning) Bringing in the Odwira to the Palace Lifting ban on drumming Exhibition Attraction Tour

Day 5 Wednesday – 18th September 

Remembering the Departed Exhibition Attraction Tour Night Curfew (22:30 – 04:00 next morning)

Day 6 Thursday – 19th September 

Ritual of Purification Introduction of new Chiefs Feeding the Ancestors Feast at every house Exhibition Attraction Tour Night Curfew (22:30 – 04:00 next morning) Pre-Odwira Date Activity

Day 7 Friday – 20th September 

Feeding of Ancestors at Nsoreem by Asonahene Grand durbar of chiefs Exhibition Attraction Tour Marketplace Food & Drinks court Kids fun fair ‘Odwira Unlimited’ concert Dance performances (Cultural and Contemporary) Outdoor games Regional game competition State dinner (Fundraising gala & Fashion show

Day 8 Saturday – 21st September 

Flash mob Exhibition Attraction Tour Marketplace Food & Drinks court Kids fun fair ‘Live your roots’ concert By the fire side – story telling Street Jam & Gymnastic displays Theatre & play Outdoor games

Day 9 Sunday – 22nd September 

Thanksgiving Service Exhibition Attraction Tour Marketplace Food & Drinks court Afternoon street jam Boxing Kids fun fair Cultural dance performances Raffle draw End of festival

Wormanne (meaning, Our Homeland) seeks to project the Korle Gonno as a community with a rich culture, a place of historic sites, a lineup of hotels and beach resorts. Thus, making it a tourist destination right in the city. The event is poised to popularize the sale and use of African made products/wares and simultaneously fused with entertainment ranging from folksongs and dance to Hi-life and Hip-life. The event is parked with different activities and a colourful display of artworks, crafts, clothing, jewellery, local foods, beverages and a rich traditional and cultural concept.

The Dubois-Padmore-Nkrumah Memorial lecture series is an initiative which began in 2010. The lecture series was named by the aforementioned (Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, Mr. George Padmore and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah) for their immense contributions and achievement on Pan Africanism.  The lecture commemorates the death and celebrates the achievements of political activists across the African Continent.  Different topics in relation to Pan Africanism and how it relates to our lives are presented by the keynote speaker during each organized series.

This is an entertaining musical tour event and festival which is set to tour with artists from one Afrikan country to twelve or more other Afrikan countries to entertain and exchange cultures with each other musically and to establish artistes as Afrikan brands in each country.

H.E.R.(Helping Elevation Rise) Collective presents the first R.B.G. (Red, Black and Gold) Festival 2019, helping Ghana and the world celebrate and pay homage to its first President the most honorable  Dr. Kwame Nkrummah. This year, The Year of Return, we recognize Ghana’s 400 years mark from when our first ancestors were forcefully taken away and displaced all over the world. Commemorating our collective, goals,struggles, and triumphs. This festival will highlight the best of our diversity as Africans around the world in the true spirit of pan-Africanism, in welcoming all New Africans  home!!! A day full of fun for the family! Arts and crafts, raffles, masquerades, drum circles, battle of the sexes competitions and more!

Where bringing some of the biggest and well known artists home to Ghana from around the world. The concert aspect of this event will be something to remember and well documented. The coming together and celebration of our founder (Dr. Kwame Nkrummah) this event will markets the New Afrikan focus, Pan Africanism. Through our consciously selected activities, people will experience a real cultural exchange, through fashion, foods, languages, and dance. There is something for everyone on September 21, 2019. Giving opportunity and encouragement for cooperative economics, each one, teach one, and an overall pride for being Africans again.

Time: 10am-7pm ( Day Activities)/ 8pm-12(midnight) Concert

For Updates: hercollective.org

Contact the organizers: h.e.r.throne11@gmail.com

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