The Ga State has officially lifted the ban on Noise-making in the Greater Accra region. The ban was on all forms of noise-making and drumming in Accra.
The ban was lifted after the performance of customary rites by the traditional leaders yesterday, June 6, 2024. Some of the rites include the Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, drumming the” Odadao twin drums” at the Gbese Palace, amid shouting and firing of musketry.
As the ban the one-month ban has been lifted, the Ga State will now proceed to celebrate the 2024 Homowo Festival.
Homowo is the biggest traditional festival celebrated by the Ga people to mark a famine that once ravaged the land before colonization. The ancient festival lasts weeks and is celebrated on different dates in the different Ga cities. Though celebrated on different dates by the various cities, the climax is always at the Gamashie where the entire areas of Osu, Teshie and Accra join in the celebration.
Meanwhile, the Ga State has announced the planned visit to the state by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II. The Asantehene will be hosted by the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, on Sunday, June 9 at the Ga Mantse Palace in Kaneshie.
In a media briefing to announce the historic visit, the Ga State said, “It is a historic visit and rekindles the strong ties of friendship between the Gas and Ashantis. It also follows the Ga Mantse’s active participation in the Asantehene’s recent celebration of his 25th anniversary on the throne.”
Nii Boi Abbey, who is leading the planning committee for the June 9 visit of the Asantehene said the Ga and Asante people have exchanged cultural practices and ideas over the years.
“The Ga and Asante people have had extensive interactions, which have led to the exchange of cultural practices, traditions, and ideas.
“Interestingly, the interactions between the Ga and Ashanti people over the centuries have culminated in common themes in the areas of governance, inclusiveness, and specific cultural practices including family structure, traditional dances, the structure of the calendar year, taboos, defence mechanisms, and historical interactions with other tribes.
“These similarities highlight the strong ties between the Asante and Ga people, which are rooted in their shared African heritage,” Nii Boi Abbey stated.