Willa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Takpo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[1][2] It is usually celebrated in the month of April.[3] Others also claim it is celebrated in March.[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 dancing and drumming.[5]
Significance edit
This festival is celebrated to give thanks to their ancestral gods, ask for guidance and protection and pacification of gods of the Wilaa shrine.[6][7]
References edit
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- ^ "Upper West Region". Community Water and Sanitation Agency. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Upper East Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "The Upper West Region of Ghana - ghanagrio.com - ghanagrio.com". ghananation.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.