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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.