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Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, yet is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. [1] The rite is performed by the people of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. [2] The rite is performed in April every year. [2]
Bragoro, also known as Brapue, is a puberty rite performed by the Akans especially among the Ashantis. [1] Traditionally, when a young girl experiences her first menstruation that is menarche, she undergoes this rite called Bragoro. It is believed that this ushers her into womanhood.
For the Shai and Krobo people, the Dipo is the formal rite of passage. Originally designed as a formal marriage training for mature women in their twenties, [9] Dipo has evolved into a pre-marital sexual purification [10] rite that involves teenage girls conducting traditional religious rituals and putting on dance performances for the public ...
Purification of gods. The period is used to clean ancestral stools and perform important rites. Thanksgiving. The festival is used to thank the supreme God and the lesser gods for the guidance and protection; National and political significance. Prominent people in the government are invited to explain government policies and programmes.
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,
BALLINA, Ireland (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden broke down in tears on Friday after a chance meeting at an Irish church with the priest who performed the last rites on his son Beau, a priest ...
[12] [10] Rituals were mainly used to teach young adults about the responsibilities and expectations of adulthood, such as teaching females how to cook and care for a household and teaching the men how to hunt, farm, make masks, etc. [10] Dipo, a rite of passage, is one example and is used to teach young girls – usually adolescents – about ...
Osakwe is of the Igbo tribe.She studied at the Arts University Bournemouth where she received a BA in fashion studies. In autumn/winter 2010 she launched her label. Inspired by rural Ghana’s Dipo rites-of-passage ceremony, during which girls taking part are partially naked and ornately adorned, Osakwe has played with cloaking and ornamentation using traditional African fabrics. [3]