OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES FOR OGUAA FETU AFAHYE 2023

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Oguaa Fetu Afahye is an annual festival celebrated on the first Saturday of September by the people and Chiefs of Oguaa Traditional Area (Cape Coast) in the Central Region of Ghana.


Background

According to tradition, a plague once pillaged the Oguaa community (Cape Coast). Such was the devastating effect of the plague that the people called on their gods before the plague stopped and the land was cleansed. 

The word fetu is a contraction of ‘efin tu’ in the local dialect which means clearing the dirt.


Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival is, therefore, a commemoration of that purification which saved the land from the plague and a show of gratitude to the 77 gods of the Oguaa Traditional Area.


ACTIVITIES FOR OGUAA FETU AFAHYE 2023


MONDAY, 28th August: 

- Akoms Night at Nana Fosu Shrine 5:00pm


TUESDAY, 29th August: 

- Lifting of ban on Fishing in the Fosu lagoon and Regatta/Bakatue 12:00pm


THURSDAY, 31st August 

- 2nd Akoms Night at Nana Pepratem Shrine 


FRIDAY, 1st September:

- Mass for Nananom at Christ Church Anglican 6:30am

- Oman Purification at Pepratem Shrine 9:00am

- Nananom Gathering at Emintsimadze 2:00pm

- Orange Friday 3:00pm 


SATURDAY, 2nd September: 

- Fetu Afahye Procession of the Chiefs from Mfantsipim School Junction to Victoria Park 9:00am

- Grand Durbar of Chiefs and people of Oguaa at the Victoria Park 2:00pm


SUNDAY, 3rd September:

- Afahye Inter-denominational church Service at Victoria Park 9:00am



HAPPY OGUAA FETU AFAHYE 2023


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