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  • Fodwo Dates 2025

    fojo on the Akan calendar is a day of soul searching, prayers and solemn meditation. Fodwo occurs 15 days after Akwasidae and 9 days before Awukudae. On the eight day after Fodwo is Benada Dapaa.

    UDayDateAdinkraEnglish
    sMondayFebruary 03, 2025nQimuNkyimu
    pMondayMarch 17, 2025asasI yE duruAsase Ye Duru
    aMondayApril 28, 2025ayaAya
    dMondayJune 09, 2025bIsI sakaBese Saka
    oMondayJuly 21, 2025wawa abaWawa Aba
    CMondaySeptember 01, 2025akOkcnanAkokonan
    uMondayOctober 13, 2025duafIDuafe
    qMondayNovember 24, 2025fihankraFihankra
    fMondayJanuary 05, 2026csram nI nsOrOmmaOsram Ne Nsoromma

  • Fofie Dates 2025

    fofiE on the Akan calendar occurs 9 days after Awukudae and 9 days before the next Akwasidae.

    UDayDateAdinkraMeaning
    sFridayJanuary 10, 2025jInnimmenDwennimmen
    pFridayFebruary 21, 2025ebanEban
    aFridayApril 4, 2025esI nI tekremaEse Ne Tekrema
    dFridayMay 16, 2025bi nka biBi Nka Bi
    oFridayJune 27, 2025hwEmuduaHwemudua
    CFridayAugust 8, 2025epaEpa
    uFridaySeptember 19, 2025kintinkantanKintinkantan
    qFridayOctober 31, 2024mmIre danIMmere Dane
    fFridayDecember 12, 2025mpatapcMpatapo

  • Wiase

    AdinkramEC ye wiasEC nkasaECe. dECe ewc wiasEC Ninaa wc mEC mu.
    EnglishI am an expression and a reflection of the universe. The whole universe exist within me.

  • Truth

  • Bi Nka Bi

    bi nka bi

    Transliteration“Bite not one another”
    MeaningCaution against negative actions towards one another such as cheating.
    bi nka bi

  • Anoma

    AdinkraanOma Antu a, obua da.
    English If the bird does not fly it goes to be on an empty stomach.

  • Kwaee

    Adinkra
    qaIe a aZI wO nO, yemfre nO qaI wa.
    English
    You don’t call the forest that has saved you a small forest.

  • Adinkra and Abusua or Clans in Akan

    aCbusua is the blood/lineage or the maternal determinant of an individual in Akan. There are 8 clans in Akan as below.

    UaCbusuaAbusuaTotem
    sagoCnaAgonaParrot
    paCduanaAduanaDog
    aasECnECeAseneeBat
    dasoCnaAsonaCrow
    ocyckcOyokoEagle
    CasaQiriAsakyiriVulture
    ubrEtuoBretuoLeopard
    qekoCcnaEkuonaBuffalo

  • Awukudae Dates 2025

    awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday.

    UdaedaDateMeaning
    swukuadacpepcn Us pgpoUJanuary 1, 2025SEC woCnSEC
    pwukuadacZECfoCc Usp pgpoUFebruary 12, 2025NamEC nnwu na maCwu
    awukuadaabenECm UpC pgpoUMarch 26, 2025Nansapc
    dwukuadakoCtoCnimma Uu pgpoUMay 7, 2025nsaa
    owukuadaayewoChoCmumu Usq pgpoUJune 18, 2025mpuaCnum
    CwukuadakitawoCnsa Uag pgpoUJuly 30, 2025akoCma
    uwukuadaebc Usg pgpoUSeptember 10, 2025funtunfunEfu
    denQemfunEfu
    qwukuadaaChinimEC Upp pgpoUOctober 22, 2025nkcnscnkcnscn
    fwukuadacpenimma Ua pgpoUDecember 3, 2025ckcdECe mmcwECre

  • Akwasidae Dates 2025

    aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday.

    UdaedaDateMeaning
    sqaCsiadacpepcn Usf pgpdUJanuary 19, 2025sankcfa
    pqaCsiadacbenECm Up pgpdUMarch 2, 2025pECmpamsiE
    aqaCsiadaoforisuo Usa pgpdUApril 13, 2025AdinkrahECnEC
    dqaCsiadakoCtoCnimma Upo pgpdUMay 25, 2025damEC damEC
    oqaCsiadakitawoCnsa UC pgpdUJuly 6, 2025NamEC biribi wc soCroC
    CqaCsiadacsanaa Usu pgpdUAugust 17, 2025cwc foCroC adoCbe
    uqaCsiadaebc Upq pgpdUSeptember 28, 2025nECa onnim noC sua a, ohu
    qqaCsiadaobubuo Uf pgpdUNovember 9, 2025denQem
    fqaCsiadacpenimma Ups pgpdUDecember 21, 2025fawoChoCdiE