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Amu Festival

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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.[1][2] It is located in the Ho West District in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the last week in the month of November to December.[3] Others also claim it is celebrated around September or October.[4]

Celebrations

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There is drumming, dancing and singing during the festival.[5][6]

Significance

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The festival is celebrated on the harvesting of brown rice as its name implies.[7][8][9] The people claimed they migrated from the Ahanta areas in the Western region and fought for the place they are now occupy from the original people.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (6 September 2019). "2019 Avatime Amu Festival launched in Accra". GBC Ghana Online. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09.
  2. ^ "People of Avatime celebrates Amu festival". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ^ "Goldstar Air | Tour Packages Volta Region". flygoldstar.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ^ "Amu Festival". Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  5. ^ "Festival | The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Berlin, Germany". Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  6. ^ "Amu Festival – FIANDAD GHANA LIMITED". Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  7. ^ "Avatime Traditional Area celebrates Amu Festival". Ghanaian Times. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  8. ^ "Amu festival re-launched to boost tourism and agricultural potential of Avatime". MyJoyOnline.com. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2020-08-18.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2010-10-02). "Amu Festival of Avatime to attract tourists". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  10. ^ "Volta Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  11. ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.