{"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 id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-3c4tn5-cf406596547f6d52a3d8ac1663805662 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-36mtk1-c140412abd68b61138a1d243cf3eb5cd\">\n.flex_cell.av-36mtk1-c140412abd68b61138a1d243cf3eb5cd{\nvertical-align:middle;\nheight:500px;\nmin-height:500px;\nbackground:url(http:\/\/suamema.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bakatue_01-300x200.jpg) 50% 50% no-repeat scroll 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The\u00a0<b>Akwasidae Festival<\/b>\u00a0(alternate,\u00a0<b>Akwasiadae<\/b>) is celebrated by the\u00a0Ashanti people\u00a0and chiefs in\u00a0Ashanti,\u00a0as well as the Ashanti\u00a0diaspora.<sup id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOpokuwaa200592_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/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 id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuller2004103_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-2ix62p-596c9a2d10d778358779f9f67cdce334 main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div 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These include inherited ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n<p>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. 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