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Africa
Ghana
Capital: Accra
West Africa's warm heart — kente cloth, highlife music, and akwaaba (welcome).
Daily life
Days start early with a shared breakfast of koko or waakye from a street vendor. Church on Sunday is a full-day event with singing, dancing, and best clothes. Football (soccer) is a national religion of its own.
Food
- Jollof rice
- Waakye
- Banku with tilapia
- Fufu with light soup
- Kelewele (spicy fried plantain)
Family values
Family is extended and communal — cousins are 'brothers' and 'sisters.' Naming ceremonies (outdooring) welcome babies on the 8th day of life.
Holidays & traditions
Independence Day (Mar 6)Homowo (Ga harvest festival)Eid al-FitrChristmasEaster
Religion & spiritual life
Majority Christian, with a significant Muslim population in the north. Traditional Akan spirituality still influences ceremonies and worldviews.