Fetu Afahye
The Oguaa Fetu Afahye is an occasion for the people of Cape Coast to perform libation prayers and sprinkle yam to their ancestors as well as to the 77 gods of Oguaa.
These rites are performed to thank them for land and sea yields that have sustained the people during the past years and ask for abundant yields in the year to come.
The Fetu Afahye programme takes off with the Omanhen's Yam Festival to be followed by a series of other activities — both traditional and modern. These activities comprise a ban on drumming and fishing in the Fosu Lagoon, cleansing and renovation of shrines and the Omanhen's confinement.
Other activities are vigil for traditional priests and priestesses, Bakatue — lifting of ban on fishing, Asafo bonfires, Afahye Day procession, State Dance, Thanksgiving service and beach party.
At last Saturday's Afahye Durbar attended by President J.A.Kufuor, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, Omanhen of the Oguaa Traditional Area, commended the government for its record at national development, mentioning particularly the reconstruction of the Victoria Park and the Yamoransa-Kasoa-Mallam road.
He was not happy that although football began in Cape Coast, the municipality could not boast of any modern stadium.
Osabarima Atta announced plans to build a new palace for the paramountcy and advised the people to pay levies which would be imposed on them to raise funds for the project.
The President, on behalf of the government, pledged a donation of GH¢4000 towards the organisation of activities of the festival.