Odwira Festival is arguably one of the oldest celebrated festivals in Ghana with historical documentation of the festival going as far back as 1825, the same year it is believed to have been instituted by paramount chief of Akropong, Nana Addo Dankwah (1811-1835). Today the festival is celebrated by the entire Akuapem ridge area with...Read More

The celebration of Odwira festival involves the performance of several religious rituals and customary rights performed by the chiefs, elders and local priests of the various Akuapem towns including Larteh, Akropong, Manfe, Aburi, Adonten and Adukrom. Before the festival commences, there is a 40-day meditation period involving all the chiefs, elders and councilmen of the...Read More

Like all festivals held in Ghana by the various ethnic groups, the Odwira Festival has a history and a reason behind its annual celebration. The festival is held in the month of September every year as part of the tradition and customs of the Akuapem people. It was instituted in 1825 by the then paramount...Read More