2014 Dormaa Kwafie Festival: A Cultural Extravaganza!

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• Kofi 11 years ago

  "The Dormaa people are reputed to have brought fire to Ghana". Seriously? Are we for real? What sort of history is that? Please, go back and check on your history before someone starts ridiculing the Dormaas. All we know is ...
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  "The Dormaa people are reputed to have brought fire to Ghana". Seriously? Are we for real? What sort of history is that? Please, go back and check on your history before someone starts ridiculing the Dormaas. All we know is that the people were led to their present place by a dog with fire. The Dormaa Senior Secondary School emblem has a dog with fire in the mouth. Never heard that they were the first to bring fire to Ghana. It sounds weird. There were people living in the present day Ghana before the Dormaas arrived from Akwamu. How did the Akwamus, the Akyems, Adansis and the earlier settlers cook their food?

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• rockson,columbus,ohio 11 years ago

  fire here rfers to bayie koo. the dormaa stool is aduana characterized by witchcraft. the present dormaas fled from akwamu because that faction were banned from the akwamu stool though they were royals. they settled at suntre ...
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  fire here rfers to bayie koo. the dormaa stool is aduana characterized by witchcraft. the present dormaas fled from akwamu because that faction were banned from the akwamu stool though they were royals. they settled at suntreso in Kumasi and fought the kwamans and even killed their king,obiri yeboah.HIS successor,osei tutu had to defy denktira orders not to fight dormaa.Osei tutu chased them out of suntreso to their present location

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• K. Boateng 11 years ago

  I'm loving this history of Nananom Dormaaman; please keep it coming.

  I'm loving this history of Nananom Dormaaman; please keep it coming.

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• Vincent Antwi 11 years ago

  Fire. They brought fire. Dormaa kusi did not bring anything to ghana. All they are known for is fighting their Akwamu and asante brothers. Dormaa people are troublesome. In Ghana, Dormaa people are known for their crazy attit ...
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  Fire. They brought fire. Dormaa kusi did not bring anything to ghana. All they are known for is fighting their Akwamu and asante brothers. Dormaa people are troublesome. In Ghana, Dormaa people are known for their crazy attitudes. THATS THE TRUTH. And Dormaa belongs to Wamfehene because it was his land first.

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• @vicent antwi 11 years ago

  It is quite disappointing that we still have sub animals like Vicent antwi in Ghana, poor Vicent antwi full of stupidity

  It is quite disappointing that we still have sub animals like Vicent antwi in Ghana, poor Vicent antwi full of stupidity

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• @rockson 11 years ago

  You're a big f00l ,people like you always urinate in public places

  You're a big f00l ,people like you always urinate in public places

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• @vicent antwi 11 years ago

  Vicent antwi you are simple idiots, I can see that you are a conman

  Vicent antwi you are simple idiots, I can see that you are a conman

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• K Atoh 11 years ago

  This festival is culture at its best. It is in fact a demonstration of the Akan culture that epitomises the history, beliefs and African traditional religion of the Dormaa people. I witnessed this festival on a few occasions ...
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  This festival is culture at its best. It is in fact a demonstration of the Akan culture that epitomises the history, beliefs and African traditional religion of the Dormaa people. I witnessed this festival on a few occasions as a kid, growing up in Dormaa Ahenkro.
  
  At the time, I did not appreciate the cultural significance. It was scary but fascinating. Seeing people carrying stools and other paraphernalia said to be possessed with the spirit of the dead and having supernatural energy and exhibiting behaviours that looked more alien than anything imaginable.
  
  Sadly, our traditions, especially that relating to religion, have been adulterated beyond repair. In place of our ancestral beliefs, con men and women masquerade as pastors and extort money from the vulnerable and the mentally weak with impunity.
  
  I would have loved to see this again but I am unfortunately so far away.

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