Amu or the Rice Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Vane which is the traditional capital of the Avatime people. It is located in the
Ho West District
Ho West District is one of the eighteen districts in Volta Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ho District on 10 March 1989, until the western part was split off to create Ho West District on 28 June 2012; thus the ...
in the
Volta Region of
Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the last week in the month of November to December. Others also claim it is celebrated around September or October.
Celebrations
There is drumming, dancing and singing during the festival.
Significance
The festival is celebrated on the harvesting of brown rice as its name implies. The people claimed they migrated from the
Ahanta
The Ahanta/Ayinda are Akan People who live to the north and east of the Nzema. The Ahanta land has been historically known as one of the richest areas on the coast of what is now Ghana.
The Ahanta land spans from Beposo to Ankobra in what is no ...
areas in the
Western region and fought for the place they are now occupy from the original people.
References
Festivals in Ghana
Volta Region
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