There are three very interesting festivals celebrated in the Borbor Kumkumfi states which consist of Ajumako, Gomoa, Ekumfi and Enyan. These traditional festivals are celebrated as traditional religious festivals. These festivals are Ahobaa, Eguadoto and Akwambo.

Ahobaa Ketseeba Festival

The Ahobaa Ketseeba Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the people of Enyan-Kakraba-Saltpond in the Central Region. This is a celebration which precedes the Ahobaa festival. It is called Ahorbaa Ketseaba which means little Ahobaa.The festival is celebrated to call for upon the ancestors and gods for more blessings and guidance. The Ahobaa Ketseeba festival reminds the people of a special sacrifice made by Egya Ahor. In the olden days, there was a serious epidemic which killed lots of fantes. When the oracle was consulted, the people were told to make a human sacrifice before the dilemma would be nipped in the bud. Egya Ahor, who was a royal, volunteered himself to be sacrificed in order to end the sickness. After the sacrifice of Egya Ahor was made, the epidemic stopped haunting the people. The Ahobaa Ketseeba Festival is therefore celebrated in memory of the Egya Ahor around May, June/August every year. It is celebrated in turns among the Fante communities.

Eguadoto Festival

The Eguadoto Festival is celebrated seven weeks after the Ahorbaa Ketseaba. It is a festival meant for the purification of the Nananom stools and as with that marks the onset of fresh yams which in the past signified the end of a famine period once experienced. The chiefs are forbidden to taste of the new yams until this purification ceremony is done.

Ahorbaakese

The third Festival in the row is the Ahorbaakese (Major Ahorbaa) which comes seven weeks after the Eguadoto Festival is celebrated. It is celebrated in August or early September to mark the final funeral rites for Egya Ahor who gave himself up to be sacrificed. During this period, environmental sanitation is observed by the Fantes in the communities. To keep cleaner surroundings,the young women keep the surroundings in the households clean by sweeping and washing. The paths leading to groves and shrines are cleared by the young men. This activity is what is called the “Akwambo”. The Akwanbo has become the main event and climax in these celebrations.

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