HIS MAJESTY OTOOBOUR DJAN KWASI. PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF ABURI AND ADONTENMAN HENE .
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Aburi Odwira Gathering
The Odwira festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Fanteakwa in the Eastern region of Ghana. The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh and Mamfi in the Eastern Region. This is celebrated annually in the month of September. The festival celebrates a historic victory over the Ashanti in 1826.[1] It is also celebrated by the people of Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana as a result of their long association with the Akans through intermarriages.The Akuapem Odwira festival was initiated by the 19th Okuapimhene of Akropong, Nana Addo Dankwa 1 (1811-1835) and was first celebrated in October 1826. Read more...........................
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