Why the Asantehene has postponed the Odwira Festival indefinitely

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  • Abelenkpe Mayor 2 months ago

    Is odwira not an Akuapem festival?

  • wofa yaw 2 months ago

    That is a surprise to me as well.

  • wofa yaw 2 months ago

    For nearly 200 years, generations of Akropong, Amanokrom and Aburi have annually celebrated the Odwira festival which was initiated by Nana Addo Dankwa 1 (1811 - 1835), the 19th Okuapehene of Akuapem. Other towns in the 17 Ak ...
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  • Metrumu kankaen 2 months ago

    Denkyiras have been celebrating Odwira even before the creation of Asante, their last odwira was in 2010. The bedridden state of Boa Amponsem III halted the celebration in the early and late 2000s

  • Kwame 2 months ago

    Not only Odwira that the Denkyiras have been celebrating for close to 600 or 700yrs back.
    They(Denkyiras) invented fontomfrom and chiefs sitting in palanquins. The fontomfrom drummers and the golden horn blowers were among t ...
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  • Bad reporting 2 months ago

    The WORD is 'Asante tradition' and not Ashanti tradition. Get the right.

  • Obibs 2 months ago

    Do Asantes celebrate Odwira festival ? Mr writer, get your facts right.

  • Asante Kingdom 2 months ago

    During World War 2 the British named their Biggest Warship "Ashanti" to celebrate the Bravery of the Asante Kingdom.

  • Paa Pee 2 months ago

    Maybe as a joke because the destroyed the Great Asanti Empire.

  • Shithole 2 months ago

    Wonders will never end... Asante odwira hahahaha, if can't beat them join them ampa... after all there years you suddenly remembered it's been over 64 years since Asantes observed odwira