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Ayerye Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Akyemfo Nankesedo of the Nkusukum Traditional Area in Saltpond in the Central RegionofGhana.[1][2][3] It is usually celebrated in the month of November.[4][5][6] The people of Ekumfi Narkwa also celebrate this festival.[7] The people of Enyam-Maim also celebrate this festival.[8]
During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes, and there is a durbar — a public reception — of chiefs.[9][10] There is also dancing and drumming.[11]
This festival is celebrated to mark an event that took place in the past.[12] It is also celebrated to honor their ancestors who fought their way from the Ghana EmpiretoTechiman and later to their current settlement after going through toils and tribulations.[1] It is also to remind the people of their community it is safe from wicked intruders and the need for them to be vigilant.[13]
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