Asafotufiam

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Asafotufiam is a traditional annual warrior festival of the Ga-Adangbe people of Ghana, marked by ceremonial musket firing, drumming, dancing, and the commemoration of ancestral military victories.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Asafotu Fiam 1
Asafotufiam canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf festival ⓘ
warrior festival ⓘ
associatedPeople clan elders ⓘ
traditional chiefs ⓘ
warrior groups of Ada ⓘ
category Annual events in Ghana ⓘ
Festivals in Ghana ⓘ
Ga-Adangbe culture ⓘ
Military traditions ⓘ
celebratedIn Ada ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalSignificance education of youth about past wars ⓘ
preservation of Ga-Adangbe military history ⓘ
reinforcement of clan identity ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ada people ⓘ
Ga-Adangbe people ⓘ
linked to: Ga-Adangbe peoples
frequency annual ⓘ
hasRitual ceremonial musket firing ⓘ
dancing ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
libation pouring ⓘ
processions ⓘ
hasTheme commemoration of ancestral military victories ⓘ
community unity ⓘ
thanksgiving ⓘ
warrior heritage ⓘ
includesActivity durbar of chiefs ⓘ
feasting ⓘ
parades ⓘ
re-enactment of battle scenes ⓘ
singing of war songs ⓘ
languageContext Ga-Adangbe ⓘ
mainLocation Ada Foah ⓘ
purpose honour ancestors who fought in wars ⓘ
promote cultural tourism ⓘ
strengthen social bonds ⓘ
religiousAspect invocation of ancestral spirits ⓘ
libation to ancestors ⓘ
timeOfYear around July ⓘ
early August ⓘ
tourismAttraction domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
usesObject drums ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
traditional war regalia ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga-Adangbe → festival → Asafotufiam ⓘ
Asafotufiam festival → alsoKnownAs → Asafotu Fiam ⓘ
linked to: Asafotufiam