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Cape Coast Invites Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II As Special Guest For 60th Fetu Afahye Festival
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Cape Coast Invites Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II As Special Guest For 60th Fetu Afahye Festival

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Cape Coast is hosting the Fetu Afahye in the first week of September, marking the festival's 60th anniversary
  • The 2024 edition of the festival also coincides with the 25th anniversary of the installation of Ogua Paramount Chief Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II
  • The festival is celebrated to thank the gods for a successful year and to pray for protection

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Cape Coast is ready to hold the Fetu Afahye with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II earmarked as a special guest for his first visit to the festival.

The festival is in its 60th year and coincides with the 25th anniversary of the installation of the Paramount Chief, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II.

Cape Coast Readies For 60th Fetu Afahye Festival
Cape Coast celebrates the Fetu Afahye to thank the gods for a successful year. Source: Bismark Botchwey
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Graphic Online reported that Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II expects the 2024 Fetu Afahye to be grand.

"Fetu Afahye this year, from all indications, promises to be the biggest ever," he said.

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The festival is celebrated to thank the gods for a successful year and to pray for protection and guidance in the coming year.

The week preceding the first Saturday of September is usually the festival week.

Persons who want to organise any event during the Afahye are expected to obtain a special permit.

The Asantehene's historic debut in Oguaa is expected to create a distinctive ambience and showcase his role as a custodian of tradition and a symbol of unity and resilience.

The Asantehene recently visited the Homowo durbar of the Ga State on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

This historic visit was hosted by the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, at his palace's forecourt.

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The Ga Mantse spent days at Manhyia to commemorate the 74th birthday of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his 25th anniversary as Asantehene. He received a rousing welcome when he got to the palace.

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As part of the celebrations, the Ga Mantse attended the Executive Launch and unveiling of the Asantehene Commemorative Stamps, which were hosted at the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Jubilee Hall at the Manhyia Palace in May.

Asantehene's Golden Stool appearance

YEN.com.gh reported that the famous Asante Golden Stool made a rare public appearance at Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's 25th-anniversary celebration.

The Asantehene's anniversary was climaxed with a grand durbar and Akwasidaekese at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The Golden Stool made a conspicuous appearance at the durbar, its first public appearance in 25 years.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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