Ghana's Sweet Culture and Nifty Customs

Ghana has six main ethnic groups, the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), the Ewe, the Ga-Adangbe, the Mole-Dagbani, the Guan, and the Gurma. From these ethnicities come the tribes of Ashanti, Ewé, Fanti, Ga-Adangbe, and Gaun. The major languages are Twi, Fante, Ga, Hausa, Dagbani, Ewe and Nzema. English is the official language of Ghana though. There are also many indigenous tribal languages. Christianity is the main religion, but there are also many Muslims, and Tribal, African religions.

Ghanaians celebrate many festivals. They celebrate rite of passage, child-birth, puberty, marriage, and death. There are many rituals and traditions that are performed at these festivals. There are thrilling durbars of chiefs, when tribal leaders and Queen Mothers process in decorated palanquins, traditional umbrellas, drummers, and warriors discharging ancient muskets.

There are two relatively large festivals that they celebrate, Panafest and The Homowo Festival. Panafest is held every summer. It is celebrates Ghana’s roots, culture, heritage, and people. Homowo is to celebrate harvest and food.

Ghana’s rich culture produces it own unique food, clothing, pastimes, and music. The most popular foods of Ghana are soups. The most common soups are light soup, palmnut soup, and groundnut (peanut) soup. Kokonte, banku, boiled yam, rice, bread, plantain, or cassava are very popular too. Ghana has its very own music. They have many genres, consisting Axatse, Gankogui, Kaganu, Kidi, Sogo, and Atsimevu. A very popular instrument in all of these types of music is the kpalogo drum. The people of Ghana use kente cloth for their clothes. For past times people enjoy soccer, cricket, wood carving, dancing, and many more.