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2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇬🇭 Accra, GhanaHomowo A harvest festival of the Ga people in Ghana to remember surviving famineFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreSigdስግድ An Ethiopian Jewish holiday of covenant renewal, fasting, and longing for ZionSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreEnkutatashእንቁጣጣሽ The Ethiopian New Year festival of song, yellow daisies and family feastsSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇬🇭 Cape Coast, GhanaFetu Afahye A harvest festival of cleansing, boat races and royal durbars in Cape Coast, GhanaFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇸🇿 Ludzidzini, EswatiniIncwala The national kingship and first-fruits ritual of Eswatini, held at the summer solsticeCeremony · Feasts and festival meals

🇬🇭 Akropong, GhanaOdwira Festival An annual harvest and purification festival celebrated by the Akuapem in GhanaFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇳🇬 NigeriaIgbo New Yam FestivalIri ji A harvest thanksgiving and feast marking the first yam crop among the Igbo of NigeriaSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇪🇹 Lalibela, Ethiopia and 1 moreTimkatጥምቀት The Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Epiphany celebrating the baptism of JesusSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇲🇬 MadagascarFandroana The Merina new year of Madagascar's highlands, with zebu feasting and a royal bathFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇳🇬 Abuja, NigeriaNew Yam FestivalIri ji A yearly harvest thanksgiving across Nigeria, when the first new yams may be eatenFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇳🇬 Kagoro, NigeriaAfan FestivalBwok Ǎfan A New Year's Day festival of hunting and dances among the Oegworok peopleFestival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇪🇹 EthiopiaGifaataaጊፋታ The annual New Year celebration of the Wolayta people in southern EthiopiaSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

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Sigd: האגודה הישראלית למען יהודי אתיופיה, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Enkutatash: Nati Tad, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Fetu Afahye: Kofiarkohbaidoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Incwala: iulian circo, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Odwira Festival: Duncanoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
New Yam Festival: Adimora chidinma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Homowo: Agbleyjill, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Timkat: Jean Rebiffé, CC BY 4.0, source

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