3-601: The Ngmayem Festival is an annual harvest festival celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana . The festival was established by Nene Azu Mate Kole in 1944 to replace the already existing festival called " Yeliyem ", which literary means ' eating of yam '. It is usually celebrated in the month of October in Dodowa and also the Shai in the towns of Somanya and Odumase . The festival
6-460: Is a municipality located in Eastern Region , Ghana . Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Kaoga District Council. However on 29 February 2008, it was split off into two new districts: Lower Manya Krobo District (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 6 February 2012; capital: Odumase ) and Upper Manya Krobo District (capital: Asesewa ). The municipal assembly
9-473: Is celebrated for one week, mostly from the last two Sundays of the month of October. The meaning of Ngmayem is ‘ Eating the New Millet ’. The festival is a commemoration of plentiful harvest of millet, which is called ' ngma ' and it is a period in which the people of Manya Krobo give thanks to their creator for protection, and the plentiful harvest. Manya Krobo District Manya Krobo District
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