Ngmayem
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Ngmayem is a traditional harvest festival celebrated by the Ga-Adangbe people of Ghana to give thanks for a successful millet harvest and honor their ancestors.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| agriculturalContext | millet farming ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Ga-Adangbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicSubgroup | Shai-Osudoku GENERATED ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Ga-Adangbe people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Ga-Adangbe identity
ⓘ
reinforcement of communal solidarity ⓘ |
| features |
chieftaincy displays
ⓘ
sharing of millet-based foods ⓘ traditional attire ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal feasting
ⓘ
dancing ⓘ drumming ⓘ durbar of chiefs ⓘ processions ⓘ singing of traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
diaspora Ga-Adangbe people
ⓘ
local community ⓘ visitors from other parts of Ghana ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
libation pouring
ⓘ
prayers to ancestors ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ |
| honors |
ancestors
ⓘ
traditional deities ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Ga-Adangbe traditional year
ⓘ
Ghanaian festival calendar ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ga-Dangme language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCropCelebrated | millet ⓘ |
| purpose |
honoring ancestors
ⓘ
thanksgiving for successful millet harvest ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Accra Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shai-Osudoku District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | traditional African religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
invocation of blessings for future harvests
ⓘ
renewal of covenant with ancestors ⓘ |
| season | post-harvest season ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community thanksgiving
ⓘ
strengthening kinship ties ⓘ transmission of cultural values ⓘ |
| typeOfThanksgiving | agrarian thanksgiving ⓘ |
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