2.4.5 The Aboakyer or Deer Hunting Festival The Aboakyer Festival is celebrated by the Efutu of Winneba Traditional area along the coast of Ghana. The Aboakyer is one the most commonly held and important festivals celebrated in the Central Region of Ghana. The purpose of this Aboakyer Festival is to honour the tribal god of the people of Winneba called “Pankye Otu”. The god receives an annual sacrifice of a deer from the people. Aboakyer is usually celebrated in the month of May. The festival is believed to have originated about three hundred years ago when the Efutu people first occupied their present home along the coast. It is also believed that the people were able to establish their present settlement through the instrumentality of their god, …show more content…
Source: Impraim-Swanzy, 2015 The tribal god still helps and protects the people of Winneba; hence the people hold the festival to express their gratitude to him. Initially, members of the royal family were sacrificed to Pankye Otu, but as the royal family was dying out, they pleaded with Pankye Otu to accept a live leopard instead. The god agreed and for some time, a live leopard was caught and offered to the god. However, securing the live leopard often claimed human lives and many people were seriously wounded. In view of this, the people had to appeal to the god to accept a deer as a substitute for the leopard. It is explained that Pankye Otu accepted the deer because its stripped skin looks like that of a leopard skin. Others believe that the deer was accepted as a substitute for the leopard because its blood and that of leopard, is similar to man’s blood. The Aboakyer festival involves the two Asafo companies, Dentsifo and Tuafo in Winneba who compete among themselves to catch the deer first. The celebration of the festival begins in the evening around seven o’clock with a procession lead by a brass band that moves through the major streets of Winneba.
Ethnographic fieldwork in Anthropology challenges the experts to be less attached to the subjects of study; to leave their own believes, understandings of culture, and opinions outside of the research. While “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” by Richard B. Lee takes place in foreign location, “Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS” by Claire E. Sterk occurred in a familiar urban setting; nonetheless, they both experienced the advantages and disadvantages of working in a known area versus an unfamiliar location.
The people of Equatorial Guinea likes to do a lot of things. They like to have festivals or celebrations on the holiday. They eat a lot of food on the holidays. They wear beautiful and unique clothes just for the special holidays. During the celebrations and festivals, they love to dance and play music. The celebrations and festivals also includes competition against each other to see who can win the prize.
In the stories “Old Ben” and “Fox Hunt” they use flashback and foreshadowing. “Old Ben” is by Jesse Stuart and the story is about how you can make friends in an unlikely situation. “Fox Hunt” is by Lensey Namioka and this story is more about Andy’s ancestors, exams, and when Lee appears out of nowhere and Lee is shy. The authors use foreshadowing and flashback alike and different in these stories.
Richard Borsay Lee immerses himself into the world of the !Kung Bushmen, investigating the “hunting and gathering subsistence economy” (Lee, 2) of these people in his article Eating Christmas in the Kalahari. Lee shows his appreciation for the Bushmen accepting him into their world by partaking in a tradition: obtaining the largest, fattest Ox for the Christmas feast. Lee does just that, however the Bushmen erupt in discontent at the selection made. As the Ox is sliced into, layers of fat are apparent proving this to be a perfect Ox. Lee questions the Bushmen why they would fool him, their response provides the conclusion: to keep the Bushmen humble.
This tribe brings nothing but death and destruction to the island. Moreover, the newly formed group of warriors even develop a dance that they perform over the carcass of the dead pig. They become so involved in this dance that that warriors kill one of their own kind. By chance, Simon runs from the forest towards the group that is already shouting “‘Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!’” (152).
One such holiday is he the Week of Peace. THe holiday is described as being performed before the planting season, in order to please the earth goddess, Achebe noted “No work was done during the Week of Peace. People called on their neighbors and drank palm-wine.” (page 31) The holiday, like most modern day holidays, is heavily based on the culture’s religious ties. The government - or council - enforces the festivals with a passion as the celebration is not just any run of the mill event, it is their life. Another example of celebrated traditions is the annual wrestling competitions between Umuofia and it’s neighbors. Intended as a way for young men to demonstrate their strength, wrestling is very important to many Igbo citizens. All the clansmen gather in to witness the sport. The event is glamorous and heart pounding, described as “The drummers took up their sticks and the air shivered and grew tense like a tightened bow. The two teams were ranged facing each other across the clear space. A young man from one team danced across the center to the other side and pointed at whomever he wanted to fight. They danced back to the center together and then closed in.” (page 49) A day of dance, sports, and music that brings the communities closer together. A way for two separate lands to meet and compete for pride. The importance of this event for the Umuofia government cannot be
It was a beautiful October afternoon as I climbed to the top of my tree stand. The sun was shining, and a slight breeze was blowing from the northwest. I knew that the deer frequented the area around my stand since my step-dad had shot a nice doe two days earlier from the same stand, and signs of deer were everywhere in the area. I had been sitting for close to two hours when I decided to stand up and stretch my legs as well as smoke a cigarette.
The comparison and contrast of ceremonies performed by African religions to those of Hinduism, Buddhism and Oceanic religions
Not so many people get lucky nowadays. Many people die off earth’s nature, but only the strong and the blessed ones can survive. There are many things people have in common and use them as survival tactics, but also many different ideas to survive. Bear attacks can be a really scary thing with no weapons. Getting lost for a long period of time can be really frustrating and also scary.
West African's made music for ceremonies surrounding agriculture, the crowning a new king or chief, and the reenactment of an important event that happened in the past. Special kinds of music were played during war ceremonies, hunting excursions, and other victory celebrations. Hunting songs, war songs, and boating songs were performances of men. Music performed by women was associated with children, young girls, and funerals. An example of a festival the West Africans celebrated was called the "Annual Customs of Dahomey". This was a festival worshiping the king of their capital. The West Africans also had music for litigation. They would come before a judge and sing or chant their argument.
The rumble of distant cars could still be heard from the forest. It has already been days since Viktor had chased the rabbit across the highway. It was a hunt that went terribly wrong. The scent of a plump, juicy rabbit was detected during a midnight hunt and stalked for some time. Viktor hesitated in pouncing on the prey and this delay turned out to be a fatal mistake. Once given this opportunity, the rabbit had finally caught scent of the wolf from a shift in the wind. The chase started prematurely and an easy catch suddenly turned into a long, arduous run. Viktor had tailed the rabbit for quite some time, but he was determined to regain control of the hunt. He got closer and closer to his midnight snack, when the view of trees suddenly disappeared and replaced with a large span of gravel and concrete. They had somehow managed to arrive at the Great Thunderpath, named after the distinctive sound that cars made when driving past compared to the sound of thunder. This was the boundary between the two wooded areas. Not many wolves were known to have crossed it due to the controversy that shrouds this highway in mystery. Many wolves have died near this road when human construction began and started to pave out a path. Habitats were destroyed and as a result a significant amount of sources of food disappeared along with it. This was part of the reason food was so scarce this winter. However, it was crucial for Viktor that he catch this rabbit and not for all this effort to go to waste. This year’s winter has been especially cruel, the brutality was unmistaken. It arrived several moons early and taken many unprepared souls as a result. The sudden arrival may have been caused by old tensions between the long gone huma...
Achebe uses the symbol of tribal drums to show the flourishing culture and life that Umuofia experiences before the Europeans arrive. The symbol of drums is often present during cultural gatherings and celebrations in Umuofia. During the feast, which marks a new harvest year, “drums [are] still beating, persistent and unchanging. Their sound [is] no longer a separate thing from the living village” (104). Drums distinctly relate to the culture and traditions of the village. Moreover, the “persistent and unchanging” beat to the drums also reflects the unity of the society, and how the tribe currently operates (104). These traditions are unique to Umuofia and are an integral part of African culture. However, this unchanging and pe...
In “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” we are given an inside view of what a social anthropologist experienced while celebrating a tradition in another culture. In American culture Christmas is celebration of God, spending time with family members, and giving gifts to one another. On the other hand, in the Bushmen’s tradition they gather the biggest ox to offer to their people, and have a celebration. As a man from a different culture, Lee wanted to give the Bushmen’s one of the largest ox he could find in order to show his appreciation, and thank everyone for welcoming him into their land. After he gives the people a big ox he is taunted, and put down for not having a larger ox. He was told he was being inconsiderate to the people for not getting a large one that could feed everyone in the land.
When you don't use a silencer on your gun, you risk scattering the other hogs in the area. This is especially bad when you've been in your stand waiting for them to come back from night feeding. You'll have lost the opportunity to shoot more than one hog. In some cases, you risk angering other hogs in the area who will wait and try to ambush you. Hogs are incredibly intelligent and aggressive. They might scatter only to wait for you to show yourself and attack.
First of all the festivals, In accordance with “iExplore” Argungu Fishing Festival is a very big celebration that has been going on since 1934. It takes place every year for four days at the beginning of March. Thousands of fishermen jump into Sokoto River at the same time to compete on who gets the largest fish. Hundreds of thousands of people come just to watch the festival. When you attend this, you listen to people who speak different languages, their dressing, physical appearance, food, behavior, etc. Just attending this event gives you a chance to explore the whole country’s culture in one