Asafotufiam Festival

The Asafotufiam Festival is one of the most famous festivals in Ghana, celebrated every year by the people of Ada in the Dangme East area of the Greater Accra region. Asafotufiam is a war festival that commemorates the wartime heroics of the Ada people from years past. It has become one of the significant events among the Ada people and is celebrated in the first week of August every year.

Activities to earmark the festival include firing of musketeers, drumming and singing of war songs as well as pouring of libation by the chief priests. The most important event within the festival is the procession to Kpomkpompaya, the place which served as a departing point for warriors going to wars as well as landing point for soldiers returning from wars. At this famous ground, some ritual activities like libation pouring, prayers to ancestors and washing of hands take place.

Today, the Asafotufiam remains the single most important traditional festival for the people of Ada and is held in high esteem by the people. Celebration takes place in the first week of August each year.

Where: Accra

When: August