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Ghanaian literature is literature produced by authors from Ghana or in the Ghanaian diaspora. It starts with a long oral tradition, was influenced heavily by western literature during colonial rule, and became prominent with a post-colonial nationalist tradition in the mid-20th century.
Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as: [1] [2] The Akans in the center and South of the country, The Ga and Adangbe in, around, and East of Accra, The Guan people in the rainforest, The Dagombas, Mamprusi, and related peoples in the North, The Gurunsi languages speaking peoples in the far North,
Ghana's cultural diversity is most evident in cuisine, arts, literature, heritage, music, dance, clothing, and sports. [54] [55] Kente is a Ghanaian ceremonial cloth traditionally used as the national costume. Kente is hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom in strips measuring about 4 inches wide, which are sewn together into larger pieces of ...
Ghana is a multi-ethnic country with diverse linguistic and religious groups; [16] while the Akan are the largest ethnic group, they constitute a plurality. Most Ghanaians are Christians (71.3%); almost a fifth are Muslims; a tenth practice traditional faiths or report no religion. [3]
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Religion in Ghana (11 C, 12 P) S. Surnames of Ghanaian origin (1 C, 63 P) W. Works about Ghana (2 C) Pages in category "Culture of Ghana" ... Spoken word in Ghana ...
Ghana religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) C. Christianity in Ghana (7 C, 4 P) E. ... Pages in category "Religion in Ghana" The following 12 pages are in this category ...
The western coast is also consisted of the Yoruba and Anglican religion of syncretism. [12] The religion of the Gbe peoples (mostly the Ewe and Fon) of Benin, Togo and Ghana is called Vodun and is the main source for similarly named religions in the diaspora, such as Louisiana Voodoo, Haitian Vodou, Cuban Vodú, Dominican Vudú and Brazilian Vodum.