The Homowo Festival - ( About , Origin And The Activities)

Adrian Amba is Kapoor official this and welcome to my YouTube channel. Today, I'm taking you to the capital city of Ghana which is Greater Accra and you know when we are in Accra, it's all about Homo Festival. So kindly like this video, comment, share and don't forget to subscribe to my channel too. Let's move in straight to Homo Festival. The Homo Festival is celebrated by the people in the Ghana communities in Accra. They include Teshi, Nungwa, Osu, Pon, Lantezan, Wi and others. The agricultural success is celebrated and the climbers at Gamashi. There was a period of famine in the Greater Accra region due to the failure of seasonal rain needed to grow crops for consumption in the past. When the rain finally returned, they set the tradition to celebrate their ordeal by hooting at hunger. Hence the name Homo. Homo means hunger and wo translates to hoot. The Greater Accra people take their culture and tradition seriously. They are one of the ethnic groups that has held on their customs without changing them along the way. And the Homo Festival is one of those traditional celebrations. Homo celebrations begin when the fishing and farming season is open in May when people plant food crops, maize in particular, because that is what is used in preparing the traditional food. Popoy or Popole consume during the celebrations. During this period, there is a ban on noise making since it is believed to disturb the ghosts. The actual celebration is done in August. Homo as we say is where we the Ghana people, we are looking at getting closer to our forefathers I mean by invoking them, we invite them to also come and enjoy whatever food we have prepared. Everybody as a Ghana, wherever he or she is residing, will come to this or her family house. People from far visit their friends and family on the Thursday before the Homo. They are called Sobi or the Thursday people. They bring a portion of their bumper harvest and share it with the people they visit. Peace is made and happiness is spread everywhere. On Friday, the twin festival is celebrated to honor twin children born into the community. These mothers wear white clothing for them and simmer white clay on their bodies. The priests then go ahead to bless them. The twin is celebrated because twins are a symbol of fertility and the festival aims to thank the gods for the fertility of any kind. From agriculture to twin children, people are also advised to stay home on Friday night because it is believed that spirits wander through the streets. Chiefs and family heads dress in kingly regalia and mark the streets sprinkling popoi where the spirits of the departed are likely to gather. Here are the celebration climbers with palobu dancing, merry making and jams. The different Ghastis celebrate at varying times but all in August. The primary significance or reason for the Homo celebration is Thanksgiving. The festival is celebrated to thank the gods for providing food and blessing the people in Accra. Festivals are celebrated in remembrance of important happiness in the past and from the Gha people. Celebrating Homo is a way to do that. Celebrating festivals brings people together and Homo is not an exception. People come from far and near to witness the celebration and some even join in it. It is in this period broken relationships are amended and disputes are solved. In this period people travel from abroad chasing their roots to hold on to a part of their culture and traditions. During festivals people enjoy themselves while being at peace with each other. Accra is the capital of Ghana where people from different regions in Ghana reside to search for greener pastures. Celebrating Homo is a way of teaching these people something new, something they may not have experienced before. There is no greater joy in doing that nor greater joy in teaching someone else about something unique to you. There is a lot to learn from the Gha people in August and there is much more to experience staying in the Gha community. Thank you for watching this video and kindly hit the subscribe button, follow for more and don't forget to like this video. The name still remains the same, I'm Sikapa Official.