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Next: about 15 to 17 Aug 2027

Homowo

The Ga festival of "hooting at hunger" in Accra, with kpokpoi, fasts of silence and a procession of chiefs.

Homowo: Teshie Homowo ban on noise making ceremony
Photo: Agbleyjill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Homowo in 2027?

Homowo 2027 runs from 15 to 17 August 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2026, 15 to 17 August 2026; 2028, 15 to 17 August 2028.

About Homowo

Homowo, "hooting at hunger", is the harvest festival of the Ga people of Accra, who tell that their ancestors survived a famine, and then, when their crops finally came in, mocked the hunger. The festival starts in May with the planting and a ban on drumming and noise in the city, which is lifted in August, when the harvest is celebrated. On the main day, families cook kpokpoi or kpekple, steamed corn dough with palm nut soup and fish, and sprinkle the first portions on the ground, in memory of the ancestors, before eating. Chiefs and priests in their regalia process and are carried through the streets in palanquins, to the sound of drums, and neighbourhood gatherings and dances follow. The date varies by town and year, so the dates are approximate.

Homowo dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearHomowo date
202615 to 17 August 2026
202715 to 17 August 2027
202815 to 17 August 2028

This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.

What is eaten

  • kpokpoi
  • palm nut soup
  • fish

Also part of it, and being written: Ga people (The people of the festival.), Kpokpoi (The festival dish.), Accra (The city of the celebrations.).

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About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Homowo" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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