Samanpiid Festival

The Samanpiid Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the Kusasis in the Kusaug Traditional Area in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] The festival is one that is used to thank God for a bumper harvest during the farming season.[1][2] The festival was first celebrated in 1987. The 26th Anniversary had former president Jerry John Rawlings as a guest speaker.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rawlings calls for cabinet reshuffle". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mahama's appointees not correct - Rawlings". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.


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