Nyigbla Festival


Nyigbla Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Afife near Akatsi in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of February.

Celebrations

During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming. War dances, bonfires and songs climax the occasion.

Significance

This festival is celebrated for thanksgiving and the commemoration of the Anlo-Ewe migration to their present area.