Festivals in Ghana can be placed in two groups. The first group is the one meant for harvest while the other is for remembering an event, occurred in the past. Others in this group are the Odwira festival of the people of Akwamu, Akyem and Akuapem,the 'Being' festival for the people of Gonja in the Northern Region, the Bugum festival of the Mamrusi, the Lukusi festival also of the Northern Region of Ghana. The following can be identified as the significance and the importance of festivals. Sacrifices are made to give thanks to God, the ancestors and their gods.
Some traditional areas purify their traditional stools during such festivals.
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