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Akwasidae

The Asantehene receives homage from chiefs at a colourful gathering at Manhyia Palace.

Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Kumasi, Ghana
Photo: Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Akwasidae

Akwasidae is held every six weeks on a Sunday, following the Akan calendar. On the day, the Asantehene sits in state at Manhyia Palace, where chiefs and courtiers pay homage under huge umbrellas, with drumming, horns and kente cloth. Visitors can attend with a guide; dress respectfully.

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