Category: Asranna

  • Memeneda Dapaa

    mECmECnECda dapaa is the day of labor of the Akan. It is a day observed in preparation of the coming Akwasidae by cleaning, cooking and doing general household chores. Memeneda dapaa occurs on the Saturday following Awukudae or the Saturday before Akwasidae.

  • Osutobere

    osutcbECre Language: Akan Part of speech: noun Translation (English): Rainy or Wet Season.

  • Awukudae Dates 2022

    awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday. No Day Date Adinkra English 1 Wednesday January 5, 2022 SEC woCnSEC Hye Wonhye 2 Wednesday February 16, 2022 NamEC nnwu na maCwu Nyame Nnwu Na Mawu 3 Wednesday March 30, 2022 Nansapc Nyansapo 4 Wednesday May 11, 2022 nsaa Nsaa 5 Wednesday…

  • Akwasidae Dates 2022

    aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday. No Day Date Adinkra English 1 Sunday January 23, 2022 sankcfa Sankofa 2 Sunday March 06, 2022 pECmpamsiE Pempamsie 3 Sunday April 17, 2022 aCdinkrahECnEC Adinkrahene 4 Sunday May 29, 2022 damEC damEC Dame Dame 5 Sunday July 10, 2022 NamEC biribi wc…

  • Adae tokye

    adaI tcQI Language: Akan Part of speech: noun English Translation: Happy Akwasidae. Sentence Adinkra mI ma wO adaI tcQI. English I wish you a happy Akwasidae.

  • Awukudae

    awukudaI Language: Akan Part of speech: noun Definition: A festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday. The Akan annual calendar is divided into nine (9) months and last approximately six weeks varying between 40 and 42 days in a period. Alternate: akwasidaI [Akwasidae]

  • Abusua or Clans in Akan

    Abusua is the blood/lineage or the maternal determinant of an individual in Akan. There are 8 clans in Akan as below. U Abusua Abusua Totem s agOna Agona Parrot p Aduana Aduana Dog a asInIe Asenee Bat d asOna Asona Crow o cyckc Oyoko Eagle C asaQiri Asakyiri Vulture u brEtuo Bretuo Leopard q EkOcna…

  • 2021 Akwasidae Dates

  • Akwasidae and Adinkra

    No Akwasidae Adinkra Name English 1 First Akwasidae sankcfa Sankofa 2 Second Akwasidae pECmpamsiE Pempamsie 3 Third Akwasidae aCdinkrahECnEC Adinkrahene 4 Fourth Akwasidae damEC damEC Dame Dame 5 Fifth Akwasidae NamEC biribi wc soCroC Nyame Biribi Wo Soro 6 Sixth Akwasidae cwc foCroC adoCbe Owo Foro Adobe 7 Seventh Akwasidae nECa onnim noC sua a,…

  • Nnawotwe

    nnawctwI Language: Akan Part of speech: adverb English Translation: One week. nnawctwI nna No Adinkra English 1 qAsiada Sunday 2 ejOada Monday 3 ebInada Tuesday 4 wukuada Wednesday 5 yawOada Thursday 6 Efiada Friday 7 mImInIda Saturday