The Akwantutenten Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of
Worawora
Worawora is a town in the Oti Region of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coas ...
in the
Jasikan District
Jasikan District is one of the eight districts in Oti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Jasikan District Council, which it was established by Legislative Instrume ...
in the
Oti Region of
Ghana formally
Volta region who are
Akans.
It is usually celebrated in September.
Celebrations
During the festival, there is a grand durbar of chiefs where they sit in state and receive homages from their subjects. People all over and other Akans come to the Worawora township to show off their best. A ritual of cleansing and pacification of stools and shrines are done in black wear.
Significance
This festival is celebrated to mark the exodus of the people of Worawora who migrated from
Kuntunase in the Ashanti-land to their current abode.
The festival involves a pilgrimage to their former settlements up the hills where they overlook the hills at which foot where their present settlements location.
References
Festivals in Ghana
Oti Region
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