page_title: Big Ada
section_title: Asafotufiami Festival
hierarchical_section_title: Big Ada / Asafotufiami Festival
caption_attribution_description: English: Traditional dances at the Asafotufiami Festival in Big Ada
context_page_description: Big Ada is a town in the Ada East District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The settlement lies along the road from Ada Kasseh to the district capital Ada Foah, just off the Accra-Aflao motorway.
context_section_description: Ada is the venue of the well-known, annual Asafotufiami festival that takes place in the first week of August and is one of the biggest events in the district. The event celebrates ancient wars and draws a big crowd of people to Ada.
  Historically, the Asafotufiami is a remembrance of ancient wars with neighboring tribes such as the Ewe. The "Asafotu" are companies of warriors who fire their muskets in celebration. These days, the festival is a grand homecoming for the Ada and African diaspora. As many of the Ada's were enslaved during the transatlantic Slave trade.
  The celebration starts on a Thursday in the first week of August and goes on until the following week. Young men are initiated and instructed in the ancient tactics of warfare, the paramount chief of Ada and the chiefs of the various clans gather for processions and speeches and parties and celebrations continue throughout the whole festival. On Sunday, there is an open-air church service. The following days are filled with beach parties, boat races, river excursions and football matches.
caption: Asafotufiami Festival
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