7
Distinct Traditions
From coast to north
16
Regions Covered
All of Ghana
1957
Independence Year
First in sub-Saharan Africa
Seven Traditions
The People of Ghana
Each of Ghana's major peoples brings its own ceremonial language to marriage: its own drums, its own cloth, its own way of asking for the hand of a daughter. These seven traditions are the heartland of Yɛkɔware.
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Ghana, Explained
The Story Continues
Beyond the Heartland
Ghana is where we begin.
It is not where Africa ends.
From the gele of Yoruba brides in Lagos to the coffee ceremony of Habesha couples in Addis Ababa, to the beaded enkiama of Maasai warriors in the Rift Valley. The continent is vast, and every tradition is alive.
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