Daa Festival
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Daa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Talensi Traditional Area especially the Baare and Tong Nayiri communities near Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] It is usually celebrated in the month of October.[2][3][4]
Celebrations
[edit]During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also Tampana dance and drum.[5] There is a mode of dressing that depicts their traditional culture and how their ancestors migrated to their present abode.[1]
Significance
[edit]This festival is celebrated to mark the bumper harvest throughout the year and also to thank the gods for peace in the land.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b ""Daa" Festival Celebration Hits A Climax With "Tampana" Dance [PHOTOS]". A1 Radio 101.1MHz. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Citizens of Baare celebrate Daa festival". www.ghanaweb.com. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Citizens of Baare celebrate Daa festival". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Citizens of Baare celebrate Daa festival". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-25.