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The Adowa dance originated from the movements made by the antelope (adowa ) hence the name given to it.....more 
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ADINKRA
Adinkra cloth was originally only used as a mourning cloth. Today it is also worn on other special occasions. ADINKRA ADURO MEDIUM: To make adinkra aduro medium (colorant), the bark and roots of the Badie (Adansonia digitata) tree are harvested, the outer layer is cut away, then the inner bark is broken into pieces and soaked in water for 24 hours. It is then pounded for about 3 hours in a wooden mortar, boiled for several hours in water over a wood fire, strained through a plastic window screen, then boiled for 4 more hours. .........MORE
The role and status of women
Women in premodern society were seen as bearers of children, retailers of fish, and farmers. Within the traditional sphere, the childbearing ability of women was explained as the means by which lineage ancestors were allowed to be reborn. In pre-colonial times, polygamy was encouraged, especially for wealthy men. In patrilineal societies, dowry received from marrying off daughters was seen as a traditional means for parents to be acknowledged for taking good care of their daughters. Also to thank them for the good training. Women have since risen to positions of professional importance in southern Ghana.
Want to learn how to weave kente?
Tourists who want to to learn kente weaving for pleasure can come to Adanwomase and be caterd for. Several of our valued tourists have come and passsed out year after year since 2006. It is quite different sitting in the loom and peddling the legs. it gives much pleasure.
Participation in this program gives so many advantages over other tourists who just tour the country.....more
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The Historical Facts of Modern Ghana
06/03/2013 18:21
Ghana is one of the earliest known Negro empires in recorded history. It was first mentioned by an Arab geographer, Al-Fazari, in AD 773 in his book Al-Masudi, where he referred to it as "a Land of Gold". Ghana is also found on the first Islamic world map produced by a Persian geographer, Mohammed...
Migrants From an Ancient Kingdom?
06/03/2013 08:49
The history of the Gold Coast before the last quarter of the 15th century is derived primarily from oral tradition that refers to migrations from the ancient kingdoms of the western Soudan (the area of Mauritania and Mali). The Gold Coast was renamed Ghana upon independence in 1957 because...
Ancient Ghana
06/03/2013 08:48
Aoukar was popularly known as "Ghana" It is not yet certain how and when Ghana was founded. But from Arab sources, particularly; the Tarikh as Sudan, it appears to have been founded by a Soninke dynasty between AD 300-400. The Ghana Kingdom was situated on the grassland north of headwaters of...
Bead culture is a central part of Ghanaian history and belief. The record of bead usage is fascinating. They could be used to signify royalty; they were believed to have magical and medicinal powers; they were used by priests in voodoo rituals.
From as early as the fifteenth century glass beads were imported from Italy to adorn Chiefs and Queens and used in ceremonies which marked a rite of passage.......more
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06/03/2013 20:07
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09/03/2013 22:01Kente College
06/03/2013 21:12
All visitors to Adanwomase testify to the fact that, the community is tourist hassle free. This does not only show hospitality among the local people or our workers, but also quality services we provide to our customers.
At distance away from Kumasi, this is a great village to...
How to Weave Kente
06/03/2013 21:02
The procedures for general kente weaving are based on the following; designing, yarn preparation, warping, raddling, beaming, heddling, reeding, tie-up, and weaving.
Preparation of the yarn for warping
Yarns for kente weaving are purchased on hanks and these are wound onto ‘‘duaduwa’’ literally...
Beads
06/03/2013 20:42
Bead culture is a central part of Ghanaian history and belief. The record of bead usage is fascinating. They could be used to signify royalty; they were believed to have magical and medicinal powers; they were used by priests in voodoo rituals.
From as early as the fifteenth century glass beads...
Agbadza
06/03/2013 20:26
This is a traditional dance of the Ewe tribe of the Volta Region.
Performed by men and women accompanied by drums, rattles and gong-gong, there are two main movements: A slow step where the arms move back and forth while extended downwards, and a fast step where the arms flap at the side with...
Adanwomase
06/03/2013 19:50
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History of Adanwomase
Like the founding of many of the Ashante towns and villages which often began as hunter’s huts, camps or bases where hunters treated their exploits, the hut or camp which is present – day Adanwomse might have been first...
Founding Asante Kingdom
06/03/2013 19:15
Akan political organization centered on clans headed by a paramount chief or Amanhene. One such clan, the Oyoko, settled in Asanteman's sub-tropical forest region, establishing a center at Kumasi The Ashanti became tributaries of another Akan state, Denkyira but in the...
History of Asante Kingdom
06/03/2013 19:09
When the first Englishmen to visit the Asantehene in 1917 entered the palace, they were overwhelmed by the opulence of the palace and reception they received. They were further dazzled by the sight of ornaments.
One of them, T. Edward Bowdich of the African company, wrote that they were not...
Languages in Ghana
06/03/2013 18:16Political History of Ghana
06/03/2013 18:11
March 6, 1957: Ghana became the first country in Africa south of the Sahara to gain independence from colonial rule. Africa and the rest of the world follows the creation of the new state with high anticipations. The situation in Ghana inspire nationalist movements all over the continent. The...
History of The Land and People of Ghana before Independence
06/03/2013 18:05
The present boundaries of Ghana, enclosing an area of about 240,000 km sq., and with a population of about 18 million in 1998, were carved out in stages from nineteenth century, by foreign powers when they began spreading their sphere of influence in West Africa. Until the country's present...
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06/03/2013 08:48
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Ritual servitude is a practice in where traditional religious shrines (popularly called fetish shrines in Ghana) take human beings, usually young virgin girls, in payment for services or in religious atonement for alleged misdeeds of a family member—almost always a female. In Ghana and in Togo, it is practiced by the Ewe tribe in the Volta region, and in Benin it is practiced by the Fon.
These shrine slaves serve the priests, elders and owners of a traditional religious shrine without remuneration and without their consent, although the consent of the family or clan may be involved. Those wh
o practice ritual servitude usually feel that the girl is serving the god or gods of the shrine and is married to the gods of the shrine.
If a girl runs away or dies, she must be replaced by another girl from the family. Some girls in ritual servitude are the third or fourth girl in their family suffering for the same crime, sometimes for something as minor as the loss of trivial property. It is still practiced in the Volta region in Ghana, in spite of being outlawed in 1998, and despite carrying a minimum three year prison sentence for conviction. Among the Ewes who practice the ritual in Ghana, variations of the practice are also called trokosi,fiashidi, and woryokwe, with "trokosi" being the most common of those terms. In Togo and Benin it is called voodoosi or vudusi.Victims are commonly known in Ghana as fetish slaves because the gods of African Traditional Religion are popularly referred to as fetishes and the priests who serve them as fetish priests.