{"id":1119,"date":"2018-12-20T10:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T10:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suamema.gov.gh\/?page_id=1119"},"modified":"2019-01-11T12:06:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T12:06:46","slug":"festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/suamema.gov.gh\/index.php\/festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Festival<\/h3>
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The\u00a0Akwasidae Festival<\/b>\u00a0(alternate,\u00a0Akwasiadae<\/b>) is celebrated by the\u00a0Ashanti people\u00a0and chiefs in\u00a0Ashanti,\u00a0as well as the Ashanti\u00a0diaspora.<\/sup>\u00a0The festival is celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks.\u00a0The Akwasidae Festival is next only in importance to The National Day celebrations.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Celebrating..<\/p>\n<\/div>

Akwasidae Festival<\/h3>
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The culture of the people of Suame is manifested in their way of life. These include inherited ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n

One dominant cultural practice in Suame is the celebration of the Akwasidae festival, which is celebrated by all Asantes. Since culture is dynamic, some practices of the people have undergone major changes over the years such as \u201cBragoro\u201d and as such has far reaching implications on development. In the area of land ownership and lease, the culture of the people has significant impacts on implementation of development projects and programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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Observance<\/h3>
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The\u00a0Akan annual calendar\u00a0is divided into nine parts, each lasting approximately six weeks but varying between 40\u201342 days in a period; the celebration of this period is called the\u00a0Adae Festival.<\/p>\n

The Adae Festival has two celebration days: the Akwasidae Festival celebrated on the final Sunday of the period, while the\u00a0Awukudae Festival\u00a0is celebrated on a Wednesday within the period.\u00a0 As the festival is held on Sundays. During the last Akwasidae of the year, which coincides with the\u00a0Adae Kese Festival, special attention is given to make food offerings and donations for helping people.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>