Gbidukor Festival
The Gbidukor Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Gbi in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of November. It is claimed the festival rotates between Hohoe and Peki.[1][2][3][4]
Celebrations
[edit]During the festival, there is pomp and pageantry. The chiefs are carried in palanquins whiles there is drumming and singing. There is also the initiation of new development projects.[5][6]
Significance
[edit]The festival is celebrated to mark the exploits of the ancestors of the Gbi-Ewes. It also marks the period of family re-unions and the attraction of people both far and near.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival | The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Berlin, Germany". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "History". www.gbidukor.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Hohoe, Peki indigenes celebrate Gbidukorza festival with health walk". gbidukor.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Gbidukor Festival Launched". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Volta Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Gbidukor Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ admin (2020-05-26). "GBIDUKOR FESTIVAL OF THE GBI". Visit Volta Region. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-08-17.