Homowo Festival: Ban On Noisemaking Officially Lifted Ahead Of Celebration

• The ban on drumming and noisemaking in parts of Accra has been lifted ahead of the 2024 Homowo Festival
• The ban was lifted on Thursday, June 6, 2024, after the traditional authorities performed customary rites
• The Homowo Festival, celebrated by the Ga people, means “hooting at hunger” and is preceded by a month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking

The month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking in Ga State has been officially lifted to prepare for this year’s Homowo Festival.

The ban was lifted on Thursday, June 6, 2024, after the traditional authorities successfully performed customary rites.

The Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, beat the Odadao twin drums at the Gbese Palace to end the rites.

The Homowo Festival, celebrated by the Ga people, means “hooting at hunger” and is preceded by a month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking.

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The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Member of Parliament for Odododiodioo Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Accra Mayor Elizabeth Tawiah Sackey, and many others attended the event.

When did the ban on noisemaking start?

The Ga Traditional Council announced the ban on noisemaking on Monday, May 6, 2024, ahead of the celebration of the Homowo Festival.

The Chief Priest and council's president, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, said the sanctions will be tougher this year to ensure strict adherence. He said the police would be recruited to help arrest and prosecute defaulters during the ban.

Other faiths urged to respect the ban

The chief priest urged churches, mosques and all other faiths and persons to respect the ban when it is instated.

Nii Ayikoi Otoo also said that respecting the ban would help maintain peace and prevent conflict.

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According to a publication in SAGE, the ban on noisemaking is significant to the Ga people and the successful celebration of the Homowo Festival because they believed that noise would keep away the beneficial Gods and interfere with the germination of the seed.

Shatta Wale's son Majesty lectures fans on Homowo in cute Ga mixed with foreign accent

YEN.com.gh reported that Shatta Wale and Michy's son, Majesty, got his mother's fans reacting massively to a video he made.

The adorable young man explained the Ga Homowo Festival with his foreign accent and Ga.

Netizens could not stop reacting, as many shared heartwarming thoughts in the video's comment section.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh