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How Kwaku Ananse bought all the world’s stories from the sky god
In Akan folklore, every story belongs to Kwaku Ananse, the spider, because he bought them from Nyame, the…
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How Kwaku Ananse bought all the world’s stories from the sky godEfua Sutherland built a theatre so Ghanaians could see their own stories. The Marriage of Anansewa is still stagedEvery August, Cape Coast holds a candlelit vigil for the ancestors. PANAFEST and Emancipation Day explainedKofi was born on a Friday, Ama on a Saturday: how Akan day names workThe red colour of waakye comes from dried sorghum leaves. How a northern dish became Accra’s favourite breakfastHow Kwaku Ananse bought all the world’s stories from the sky godEfua Sutherland built a theatre so Ghanaians could see their own stories. The Marriage of Anansewa is still stagedEvery August, Cape Coast holds a candlelit vigil for the ancestors. PANAFEST and Emancipation Day explainedKofi was born on a Friday, Ama on a Saturday: how Akan day names workThe red colour of waakye comes from dried sorghum leaves. How a northern dish became Accra’s favourite breakfast
