The people of Ngleshie over the weekend marked their Homowo festival with a display of culture and style.
To make this year’s Ngleshie Alata Lafaa Homowo a controversial occasion, traditional leaders organized a first-of-its-kind carnival through the streets of Weija.
Dubbed the Peace Carnival Walk, the colorful spectacle was organized by the newly installed Queen Mother of Development, Naa Korkoi I, who specializes in arts and culture.
In an interview with Adom News, she revealed that her subjects were trained on how to assemble carnival costumes, among other things, to help with a smooth workout.
For the queen mother, culture is the essence of kinship, and as such there was a need to represent the tribe in the most glamorous way.
The carnival saw several tribal people, both male and female, dressed in custom made only from the items used in the preparation of the cultural delicacies.
Palm fruits, branches, thorns, corn husks, pots, calabashes and woven baskets were used to make the clothing.
Foreigners were also invited to participate and observe the beautiful culture of Gaza.
The carnival came forward hot festival on Saturday and all-white jam on Sunday to signify peace and long life.
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