Willa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Takpo in the Nadowli district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[1][2] It is usually celebrated in the month of April.[3] Others also claim it is celebrated in March.[4]

Celebrations

During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming.[5]

Significance

This festival is celebrated to give thanks to their ancestral gods, ask for guidance and protection and pacification of gods of the Wilaa shrine.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Visit Ghana | UPPER WEST REGION". Visit Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ "Upper West Region". Community Water and Sanitation Agency. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. ^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. ^ "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. ^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ "Upper East Region". touringghana.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  7. ^ "The Upper West Region of Ghana - ghanagrio.com - ghanagrio.com". ghananation.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.


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