The Mmoaninko festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of
Offinso in the
Ashanti Region of
Ghana
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The festival is celebrated every 4 years.
Celebrations
There is traditional drumming and dancing by the durbar of chiefs in the midst of merry-making and funfair. There is also firing of musketry.
Significance
It is celebrated to mark the bravery and wisdom of Nana Wiafe Akenten I. It was claimed he chose a piece of land instead of jewelry when he was rewarded by
Nana Osei Tutu I after the war against the
Dormaas of the former
Brong Ahafo region in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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The land granted is what makes up the present day
Offinso Municipality.
References
Festivals in Ghana
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