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Tribes, Rastas & Religions
Ghana is a place with a multitude of tribes, religions, languages, and customs all coexisting peacefully. Let us give you some basic information on some of the people you will meet in Ghana
People of Ghana
  Ashanti
  Ewe
  Fante
  Ga
  Dagomba
Rastas
Religions of Ghana
Ashanti
The Ashanti are an Akan people and their tribe is the largest in Ghana. They are one of the few matrilineal societies in West Africa. Twi is the language of the Ashanti people and one of the most widely spoken languages in Ghana. It is a Ghanaan Akan dialect similar to Fante.
Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti people developed a large and influential empire in West Africa. They were a powerful, military, and highly disciplined people of West Africa.The Ashanti later developed the powerful Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman and became the dominant presence in the region.
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Ewe
The Ewe people occupy southeastern Ghana and parts of neighboring Togo and Benin. The Ewe are essentially a patrilineal people, the founder of a community became the chief and was usually succeeded by his paternal relatives. Ewe religion is organized around a creator deity, Mawu, and over 600 other deities. Many village celebrations and ceremonies take place in honor of one or more deities.
Coastal Ewe tribes depend on the fishing trade, while inland Ewe are usually farmers and keep livestock. The local variations in economic activities have led to craft specialization. The Ewe also weave kente cloth, often in geometrical patterns and symbolic designs that have been handed down through the ages. It is their claim that they are the original Kente weavers, and that the more well-know Ashanti Kente industry was established by kidnapped Ewe weavers long long ago.
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Fante
The Mfantsefo or Fante are an Akan people. This ethnic group is mainly gathered in the south-western coastal region of Ghana The coastal Akan (Fanti) were the first to have relations with Europeans during the "Scramble for Africa". As a result of long association, these groups absorbed aspects of British culture and language. For example, it became customary among these peoples to accept British surnames
When the Portuguese arrived in the 15th century, the Fante prevented them from venturing inland and leased properties for Portuguese trading missions. But when the Portuguese objected to Fante rules and regulations the Fante expelled them. Thenceforth the Dutch arrived followed by the English. The Fante served as middlemen in the commerce between the interior and British and Dutch traders on the coast.
Major cities of the Fanti's are Cape Coast and Elmina.
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Ga
The Ga-Adangbe are about 2 million, making about 8% of Ghana's population. They mostly live in the southeastern coastal region of the Greater Accra region in Accra, Tema, La, Ningo, Kpone, Prampram, and Ada. The Ga's are mostly mixed religious people of Christians, Muslims, and traditionalists.
The Ga people celebrate the massive Homowo festival, literally meaning "mocking hunger". This festival celebrates the passing of a great famine hundreds of years ago. Another popular Ga festival is Asafotu, an annual warrior's festival celebrated by the people of Ada. Check our list of festivals in Ghana.
Ga people are known for elaborate funeral celebrations where special coffins are crafted depicting the occupation or symbol of one's standing in community. For example, a taxi cab driver is buried with coffin in the shape of a car. These coffin workshops may be visited in the community of Teshie, near La Beach.
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Dagomba
The Dagomba people are a large group that populate the northern regions of Ghana and Burkina Faso. They are Muslim and traditionalists with the most common local languages being Dagbani and Hausa. In Dagomba villages, the chief's house is usually a dome-shaped hut located in the center of the village or above the others. Drummers play an important role as both musician and court historians.
The overlord of the Dagbon traditional kingdom is known as the Ya Naa, literal

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