Ankos Festival

De Ankos Festival (dem sanso know as Takoradi street carnival anaa Masquerade Festival) be an annual event wey be celebrated by de people of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. Ein main attraction be dozens of groups of people anaa teams dressing insyd wild outfits wey display dema skills den arts via dance. De festival usually be celebrated from 24–26 December of every year, wey e be popular plus tourists.

 Masquerades groups 
Dese be de list of masquerades groups insyd Takoradi.
 Ankos 
 Cosmos
 Holy Cities
 Nyanta Boys
 Iron Fighters
 Unity 
 Mississipi
 Spain
 Sunnato
 Valencia
 Canadians
 Chinese
 Tumus
 Ohyewakomem
 Supreme
 Oil city
 Millionaires
 Unicon
 Addyzee
 USA
 Nyanta Boys and Girls
 Punch
 Gye Nyame
 Miami

 Ethnography 
De various masquerades groups dey cam togeda insyd de township of Takoradi to display dema skills, culture den oda arts to de general public thru dancing den singing of various songs dey use brass band. De festival dey consist of different gender groups wey dey join from various walks of life. E dey involve de young den de old wey be much passionate about de culture den art during dis festive moment. Dema fancy outfit give de festival dey vary from one group to anoda. During de festival de brass band team play all kind of sounds, songs, melodies den tunes to spice up de festivity den sanso dey increase de excitement of various participant den watchers of de event wey stand across de road, rooftops den balcony.

Dem dey believe say de first fancy club set up be de Ankos Fancy Club

 De Year of Return 
Na de Year of Return be to mark de return of black people from de diaspora to meet den learn about Ghanaian culture den partake insyd local traditions den so forth. Na de Year of Return get a massive impact on de Masquerade festival secof e get a lot of tourists, de majority be black people from de diaspora dey troop into Takoradi to celebrate de festival.

 Festival anthem 
De song 'Made in Tadi' by Ghanaian highlife artiste, Kofi Kinaata be regarded by chaw as de anthem give dis period. Born den bred insyd Effiakuma, one of de suburbs of Takoradi den home to sam indigenes of de area, de song dey give a beautiful trajectory of dis event (wey e grow to cam be a festival) den how things pan out during dat period. E sanso dey give insight on how life insyd Takoradi during Christmas den how people from all walks of life dey mark am. Made in Tadi sanso dey give a record of sam of de fancy clubs wey dey take part insyd de festival.

 2019 Artist 

 Kofi Kinaata
 Quamina Mp

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Category:Annual events for Ghana insyd
Category:Sekondi-Takoradi
Category:Carnivals insyd Ghana
Category:December observances