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Jan 1 '99 New Year's
Day. Jan 20 Eid al-Fitr (End of
Ramadan). Mar 6
Independence Day. Mar 28 Eidal-Adha (Feast of the
Sacrifice). Apr 2 Good Friday.
Apr 5
Easter Monday. May 1 Workers' Day. Jun
4 Revolution
Day. Jul 1 Republic Day. Dec 3
National Farmers'
Day. Dec 25-26 Christmas. Jan 1 2000
New Year's
Day. Jan 10 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Mar
6 Independence
Day. Mar 18 Eid al-Adha (Feast of
the Sacrifice).
Apr 22 Good Friday. Apr 24 Easter
Monday. May
1 Workers' Day. Jun 4 Revolution Day. Jul
1 Republic
Day. Dec 3 National Farmers' Day. Dec
25-26 Christmas.
Dec 30 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). SPECIAL
EVENTS:(english) SPECIAL EVENTS
(deutsch) Jan Edina Buronya (New
Year), Elmina; Adaekese
Festival,
throughout the Ashanti region. Mar
Gologo, Upper
East region. Mar/Apr Ngmauen, Odumase.
May Dipo,
Krobo Odumase. Jun/Jul Ghana Flower
and Garden
Fair. Jul/Aug Asafotufiam, Ada. Aug
Damba, Upper
West region. Aug/Sep Homowo, Accra.
Sep Kobine,
Upper West region. Sep-Oct Odwira
Festival, Akropong;
2nd Ghana International Handicraft
Fair. Nov
Hogbetsoto, Anloga.
Ghanaian festivals are well
worth seeing
with drumming, dancing and feasting. Every
part of
the country has its own annual festivals for
the affirmation
of tribal values, the remembrance
of ancestors
and past leaders, and the purification of
the state
in preparation for another year. The following is
a selection
of the major festivals celebrated annually.
For more
information and for exact dates, contact the
tourist office.
Ghanaian Feste sind Sehentswert, mit Trommeln, Tanzt und
Schmaust. Jeder Teil des Landes hat seine eigenen
jährlichen Feste zur Bejahung der Stammeswerte, zum
Andenken an die Vorfahren und die Stammesführer. Es
folgd eine Auswahl der bedeutensten Feste, die jährlich
gefeiert werden. Für mehr Informationen und die genauen
Daten, kontaktieren Sie bitte ein Touristenbüro.