Nyame Dua

Author: nyamedua_xv46h6

  • Anoma

    AdinkraanOma Antu a, obua da.
    English If the bird does not fly it goes to be on an empty stomach.

  • Kwaee

    Adinkra
    qaIe a aZI wO nO, yemfre nO qaI wa.
    English
    You don’t call the forest that has saved you a small forest.

  • Adinkra and Abusua or Clans in Akan

    aCbusua is the blood/lineage or the maternal determinant of an individual in Akan. There are 8 clans in Akan as below.

    UaCbusuaAbusuaTotem
    sagoCnaAgonaParrot
    paCduanaAduanaDog
    aasECnECeAseneeBat
    dasoCnaAsonaCrow
    ocyckcOyokoEagle
    CasaQiriAsakyiriVulture
    ubrEtuoBretuoLeopard
    qekoCcnaEkuonaBuffalo

  • Awukudae Dates 2025

    awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday.

    UdaedaDateMeaning
    swukuadacpepcn Us pgpoUJanuary 1, 2025SEC woCnSEC
    pwukuadacZECfoCc Usp pgpoUFebruary 12, 2025NamEC nnwu na maCwu
    awukuadaabenECm UpC pgpoUMarch 26, 2025Nansapc
    dwukuadakoCtoCnimma Uu pgpoUMay 7, 2025nsaa
    owukuadaayewoChoCmumu Usq pgpoUJune 18, 2025mpuaCnum
    CwukuadakitawoCnsa Uag pgpoUJuly 30, 2025akoCma
    uwukuadaebc Usg pgpoUSeptember 10, 2025funtunfunEfu
    denQemfunEfu
    qwukuadaaChinimEC Upp pgpoUOctober 22, 2025nkcnscnkcnscn
    fwukuadacpenimma Ua pgpoUDecember 3, 2025ckcdECe mmcwECre

  • Akwasidae Dates 2025

    aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday.

    UdaedaDateMeaning
    sqaCsiadacpepcn Usf pgpdUJanuary 19, 2025sankcfa
    pqaCsiadacbenECm Up pgpdUMarch 2, 2025pECmpamsiE
    aqaCsiadaoforisuo Usa pgpdUApril 13, 2025AdinkrahECnEC
    dqaCsiadakoCtoCnimma Upo pgpdUMay 25, 2025damEC damEC
    oqaCsiadakitawoCnsa UC pgpdUJuly 6, 2025NamEC biribi wc soCroC
    CqaCsiadacsanaa Usu pgpdUAugust 17, 2025cwc foCroC adoCbe
    uqaCsiadaebc Upq pgpdUSeptember 28, 2025nECa onnim noC sua a, ohu
    qqaCsiadaobubuo Uf pgpdUNovember 9, 2025denQem
    fqaCsiadacpenimma Ups pgpdUDecember 21, 2025fawoChoCdiE

  • Kwanzaa and Adinkra

    Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and history that takes place from December 25 to January 1. The holiday is based on harvest festival traditions from West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga.

  • Kwanzaa Dates 2024

    Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and history that takes place from December 25 to January 1. The holiday is based on harvest festival traditions from West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga.

  • Benada Dapaa

    bECnada dapaa is the day of labor of the Akan. It is a day observed in preparation of the coming Awukudae by cleaning, cooking and doing general household chores. Benada Dapaa occurs on the Tuesday before Awukudae.

  • Benada Dapaa Dates 2024

    bECnada dapaa is the day of labor of the Akan. It is a day observed in preparation of the coming Awukudae by cleaning, cooking and doing general household chores. Benada Dapaa occurs on the Tuesday before Awukudae.

    UDayDateAdinkra
    sTuesdayJanuary 30, 2024mframadan
    pTuesdayMarch 12, 2024matEC maCsiE
    aTuesdayApril 23, 2024nQinQim
    dTuesdayJune 04, 2024kete pa
    oTuesdayJuly 16, 2024nsoCroCmma
    CTuesdayAugust 27, 2024csram
    uTuesdayOctober 08, 2024boCa mEC na mEC mmoCa woC
    qTuesdayNovember 19, 2024cdc NECra fiE qan
    fTuesdayDecember 31, 2024fcfc

  • Memeneda Dapaa Dates 2024

    mECmECnECda dapaa is the day of labor of the Akan. It is a day observed in preparation of the coming Akwasidae by cleaning, cooking and doing general household chores. Memeneda dapaa occurs on the Saturday following Awukudae or the Saturday before Akwasidae.

    UDayDateAdinkra
    sSaturdayJanuary 06, 2024qataCQEC aCtikc
    pSaturdayFebruary 17, 2024musuyidECe
    aSaturdayMarch 30, 2024owuo atwECdECe
    dSaturdayMay 11, 2024sunsum
    oSaturdayJune 22, 2024NamEC dua
    CSaturdayAugust 03, 2024aCdu hwam
    uSaturdaySeptember 14, 2024aprukuma
    qSaturdayOctober 26, 2024nECa cpese obEdi hECnEC
    fSaturdayDecember 07, 2025akoCben