The people of Ada in the Greater Accra Region celebrate Asafotufiam. This festival is a warriors festival which starts on the last Thursday of July to the first Saturday of August. Asafotufiam celebrates the victories won by the warriors of Ada years ago. Furthermore the festival is meant to usher the people and the land into a new harvest season. There is a durbar put up by the chiefs and process in their beautiful and colorful palanquins followed by traditional military groups termed the Asafo Companies. After the drumming and dancing, libation is poured and prayers are said to ask for guidance and protection and thank the gods for the blessings in the previous year.