Homowo Festival
Traditional harvest festival of the Ga people
When it happensTimed by the season, the harvest or the moon, so it drifts by weeks from year to year.
Where it happens
A major festival celebrated by the Ga people of Greater Accra, meaning 'hooting at hunger'. It commemorates a period of famine in Ga history and celebrates the harvest season.
How it's celebrated
Traditional drumming, dancing, feasting, sprinkling of kpokpoi (traditional food)
The culture
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