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  • Akwasidae Dates 2023

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

    NoDayDateAdinkraEnglish
    1SundayFebruary 5, 2023pECmpamsiEPempamsie
    2SundayMarch 19, 2023aCdinkrahECnECAdinkrahene
    3SundayApril 30, 2023damEC damECDame Dame
    4SundayJune 11, 2023NamEC biribi wc soCroCNyame Biribi Wo Soro
    5SundayJuly 23, 2023cwc foCroC adoCbeOwo Foro Adobe
    6SundaySeptember 3, 2023nECa onnim noC sua a, ohuNea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu
    7SundayOctober 15, 2023denQemDenkyem
    8SundayNovember 26, 2023fawoChoCdiEFawohodie
    9SundayJanuary 7, 2024sankcfaSankofa

  • Adinkra Virtues

    Adinkra Alphabet and Adinkra symbols virtues.

    UAdinkra symbolVirtue
    sAdinkraheneMercy
    pBi Nka BiPeace
    aOwo Foro AdobeVictory
    dDame DameJudgement
    oEbanCharity
    CFawohodieKingship
    uGye NyameGod
    qHwemuduaPerfection
    fEse Ne TekremaGrowth
    sgEpaModeration
    ssKintinkantanHumility
    spMmere DaneConstancy
    saMpatapoReconciliation
    sdNkyimuPrecision
    soNyame Biribi Wo SoroBeauty
    sCPempamsieUnderstanding
    suDenkyemFoundation
    sqAsase Ye DuruProvidence
    sfSankofaWisdom
    pgAyaEndurance
    psNea Onnim No Sua A OhuService
    ppBese SakaResourcefulness
    paWawa AbaPerseverance
    pdAkokonanDiscipline
    poDuafeCleanliness
    pCFihankraSecurity
    puDwennimmenResilience
    pqOsram Ne NsorommaHarmony
    Adinkra symbols virtues

  • Dua baako

    Adinkradua baakoC ndanEC qaECe – ghana mmEbusem
    EnglishOne tree does not become a forest – Ghanaian proverb

  • Hwimhwim

    Adinkrahwimhwim adECe kc soCrcsoCrc – ghana mmEbusem.
    EnglishEasy comes, easy goes – Ghanaian proverb.

  • Responsibility

    Adinkra“fawoChoCdie enEC cbre na enam.”- ghana mmEbusem.
    English“Freedom comes with it’s responsibilities” – Ghanaian proverb.

  • Ahia

    AdinkraaChia woC a ka se aChia mEC, na enka se aChia yen.
    EnglishIf you are poor say you are poor, don’t say we are poor.

  • Nyame

    Adinkraobi nQECre aqadaa NamEC.
    EnglishNo one teachers a child who God is.

  • Nsatea

    AdinkransatECa Ninaa nNe pe.
    EnglishAll fingers are not equal.

  • Memeneda Dapaa

    mECmECnECda dapaa is the day of labor of the Akan. It is a day observed in preparation of the coming Akwasidae by cleaning, cooking and doing general household chores. Memeneda dapaa occurs on the Saturday following Awukudae or the Saturday before Akwasidae.

  • Honhom (Sunsum) Gya

    aCdinkraahoCcdECn bECaECe a ewc nnipa dua noC mu noC ye fre noC hoCnhoCm ana sunsum Za.
    EnglishHonhom or Sunsum gya is the Akan name for psychic centers or chakras within the body.
    AdinkraAkanPsychic center
    aCdinkrahECnECAdinkraheneCrown
    damEC damECDame DameThird Eye
    NamEC biribi wc soCroCNyame Biribi Wo SoroThroat
    cwc foCroC adoCbeOwo Foro AdobeHeart
    nECa onnim noC sua a, ohuNea Onnim No Sua A, OhuSolar Plexus
    denQemDenkyemSacral
    fawoChoCdiEFawohodieRoot