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12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ghana

Updated June 12, 2024

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Podcast: Okomfo Anokye's Sword

In a courtyard in Kumasi, Ghana, you’ll find a sword planted in the ground more than 300 years ago.
by The Podcast Team
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A local version of a colonial tradition, the Winneba Fancy Dress Festival rings in the new year in Ghana.

In Ghana, the New Year Starts With a Fancy Dress Masquerade

Once a colonial tradition, a creative festival has been elevated to new heights.
by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing

Podcast: Elmina Castle

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
The legend of the sasabonsam became a way for Christian missionaries to exert control.

Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests

At least until Christian missionaries made them more purely devilish figures.
by Nicole Zakheim
The adze has become a scapegoat for a wide range of misfortunes.

In West Africa, the Adze Is an Insectoid Source of Misfortune

Historians believe it originated with the fear of mosquito-borne illness.
by Emma Starer Gross
A visitor pays her respects at Assin Manso.

Retracing Ghana's Old Slave Trail

The story of slavery does not begin with the Middle Passage.
by Chiké Frankie Edozien
Some signs look quite realistic.

Celebrating Ghana’s Amazing Handpainted Barbershop Signs

These vibrant artworks advertised the freshest styles and sleekest cuts.
by Christina Ayele Djossa

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