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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 Septe...

The Central Regional Co-ordinating Council (CRCC) in collaboration with Central Regional Development Commission (Cedecom), Central Regional House of Chiefs and all 22 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) present Central Regional Trade, Tourism, and Investment Fair dubbed CENTRAL EXPO’ 23. The Central Expo "is to create visibility for Central Region on trade, tourism and investment opportunities to the general public, especially the financial and business communities. The theme for this year’s Expo is "Sustaining Business Opportunities: Nurturing Small and Medium Enterprises in the Central Region”. The CENTRAL EXPO’23 will commence on the 25th August to 2nd September 2023, an event which will make history with this year’s Fetu Afahye of Oguaa at the Adisadel College Park, Cape Coast. Visit: https://crcc.gov.gh/expo-2023/ for exhibition preference and prices