After being in Jeyiri for one year. My parents have finally
arrived! They packed tons of food for their “starving” daughter. Two suitcases
full of food were presented to Sean and I at the Novotel in Accra. We have not
been slightly hungry since that day. Six
types of cheeses, bloody marys, good beer, homemade cookies, bagels, cream
cheese, smoked salmon and chips… magical.
Cape Coast/Elmina was our destination after Accra. The
original plan was to have a spa day for my 24th birthday in Elmina,
but it just happened to be the Fetu Afahye harvest festival in Cape Coast. It
has been described as one of the most colorful festival in Ghana. Villages in the surrounding areas all dress
in the same cloth or in similar color. The chief and queen mother of the village
parade down the main street under an elaborate umbrella. Since President Atta
Mills was from Cape Coast many people wore red and black as traditional morning
colors. Also the leaders of the villages walked in the parade rather than being
carried to show reverence to the past president.
Walking among the colorful dancing Ghanaians, I was proud to
show my family the people who I am working with. You can’t really compare a
celebrating, smiling, dancing Ghanaian with anyone else. They were at their
best.
All pictures were taken by Sean Blaufuss on September 1,
2012.
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| A chief in the Cape Coast, Ghana in traditional clothing. RIP Atta Mills in the background. |
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| Each chief has their own gang of drummers that follow him and the Queen Mother. Cape Coast, Ghana. |
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| A Queen Mother dancing next to the chief. Cape Coast, Ghana. |
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| Fetish priest dancing with flag and covered in white clay. Cape Coast, Ghana. |
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| Young men dressed as warrior walking in front of their chief. Cape Coast Ghana. |
