04/10/2023
HOGBETSOTSO FESTIVAL
The Festival is celebrated on the first Saturday if the month of November every year. The traditional drumming and dancing, cheering crowds, palanquins in different shapes and sizes and singing of traditional war song combine to make the HOGBETSOTSO festival a must-no-be-missed spectacle.
The HOGBETSOTSO festival is used by the Anlos to commemorate the exodus and the bravery of their traditional rulers, who through endurance and sacrifice delivered them from the despot of King Agorkoli.
HOGBETSOTSO reminds the Anlos of the ancestry. It rekindles the bond of relationship that existed between them and other Ewe-speaking people and also affords the citizens the opportunity to appraise their development programmes in the past year.
One of the most significant rituals that precedes the HOGBETSOTSO festival is a state divination which is performed by distinguished seers selected from major towns throughout the 36 Anlo states.
Once the seer have announced the rituals that need to be carried out, the traditional priests perform the appropriate ceremony invoking the gods of the land.
After that, all the seers gather at Atiteti on the estuary of the Volta Lake to perform additional sacrifices.
Another important ritual is the state cleansing and sanitation programme known as " Dodede and Apekplorkplor" which is also performed by recognized seers.
On the last Thursday before the day of the durbar, the ritual performed is aimed at social reconciliation.
This activity is aimed at reconciling individuals and groups within the 36 Anlo states.
Anloga, a town marked by the meandering lagoon and golden sand beaches overhanging the Atlantic ocean, Is where the grand durbar is held on every first Saturday in November.
This year is going to be another wonderful experience and you can't miss it.
My boss Keta Vibes Mawuvi Selorm going to be there. Boss we have to link up at Abor_region and vibe more...
Come and experience Volta festivals and you would love it so much.
