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tsogbe wo dua ete la, ne egbor ma kpor etsroa ha du o”. Literally, this means if it were during the day of planting of yam that yam is eaten, the goat would never taste the peel. Diligence was therefore required and the permission and guidance of the gods of the land and the ancestors was sought during the entire period from planting through harvesting.
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where it is still celebrated. Yam cultivation is a very tedious job, and history has it that in those days some people who ventured into it did not live to enjoy the fruits of their labour. It was, and still is, labour-intensive, energy sapping and quite hazardous, hence the proverb “Ne wonye eteti
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September, the gods and ancestors are served first with the boiled and mashed yam, normally white and red-oiled, called “bakabake”, before any living being tastes it. This rite is called "Dzawuwu". After that, the rest of the mashed yam is eaten as a
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According to history, the cultivation of yam among the people of Asogli started when the yam that the hunter hid during his hunting expedition later germinated and grew bigger. The celebration was brought into Ghana by the
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Asorgli state in a press conference held in Ho announced a change in the name of the festival to Te Za (Yam Festival) to reflect the history and culture of the people.
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