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The Damba festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Nalerigu Tamale and Wa in the Northern region and Upper West Region of Ghana.[1] The name is damba in Dagbani, Damma in Mampruli and Jingbenti in Waali. The festival is celebrated in the Dagomba lunar month of Damba, corresponding to the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabia al-Awwal. Damba is celebrated to mark the birth and naming of Muhammad, but the actual content of the celebration is a glorification of the chieftaincy, not specific Islamic motifs.

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  1. ^ "Festivals in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.


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