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Photos from Ga Mashie Twins Festival
The festival, held on the Friday before the grand Homowo climax, celebrates the spiritual significance of twins in Ga culture, where multiple births are regarded as a divine blessing associated with fertility, prosperity and good fortune The day begins with traditional rituals led by priests and family elders, including libations and a sacred herbal bath prepared with seawater, schnapps, an egg and seven traditional herbs.
The festival remains a significant cultural and spiritual tradition of the Ga people and a major prelude to the annual Homowo celebrations.
The historic streets of Ga Mashie in Accra have turned white as the annual ‘Ye Yee Ye’ Twin Festival, also known as Akwele Suma, officially kicked off the 2026 Ga Mashie Homowo celebrations.
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