Adinkra | woCnim owuo a, hwe nna – ghana mmEbusem. |
English | If you don’t know what death is, just imagine sleep – Ghanaian proverb. |

Adinkra | woCnim owuo a, hwe nna – ghana mmEbusem. |
English | If you don’t know what death is, just imagine sleep – Ghanaian proverb. |
awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday.
U | da | eda | Date | aCdinkra |
s | wukuada | cpepcn Uas pgpdU | January 31, 2024 | NamEC nnwu na maCwu |
p | wukuada | cbenECm Usa pgpdU | March 13, 2024 | Nansapc |
a | wukuada | aforisuo Upd pgpdU | April 24, 2024 | nsaa |
d | wukuada | ayewoChoCmumu Ugo pgpdU | June 05, 2024 | mpuaCnum |
o | wukuada | kitawoCnsa Usu pgpdU | July 17, 2024 | akoCma |
C | wukuada | csanaa Upq pgpdU | August 28, 2024 | funtunfunEfu denQemfunEfu |
u | wukuada | aChinimEC Ugf pgpdU | October 09, 2024 | nkcnscnkcnscn |
q | wukuada | obubuo Upg pgpdU | November 20, 2024 | ckcdECe mmcwECre |
f | wukuada | cpepcn Ugs pgpoU | January 01, 2025 | SEC woCnSEC |
aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday.
U | da | eda | Date | aCdinkra |
s | qaCsiada | cpepcn Uu pgpdU | January 7, 2024 | sankcfa |
p | qaCsiada | cZECfoCc Usq pgpdU | February 18, 2024 | pECmpamsiE |
a | qaCsiada | cbenECm Uas pgpdU | March 31, 2024 | aCdinkrahECnEC |
d | qaCsiada | koCtoCnimma Usp pgpdU | May 12, 2024 | damEC damEC |
o | qaCsiada | ayewoChoCmumu Upa pgpdU | June 23, 2024 | NamEC biribi wc soCroC |
C | qaCsiada | csanaa Ud pgpdU | August 4, 2024 | cwc foCroC adoCbe |
u | qaCsiada | ebc Uso pgpdU | September 15, 2024 | nECa onnim noC sua a, ohu |
q | qaCsiada | aChinimEC Upu pgpdU | October 27, 2024 | denQem |
f | qaCsiada | cpenimma Uq pgpdU | December 8, 2024 | fawoChoCdiE |
Happy Akwasidae Nyame Biribi Wo Soro (God’s something is in the heavens) 2023.
Adinkra | tumi tEC se kosua, woCsc mu dECn a, epaEC; na se woCanso mu yiE nsoC a, efiri woC nsa bc fam ma epaEC. |
English | The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break. |
Adinkra | maCko Ninaa mpaCtu mmECrEC. |
English | All peppers do not ripe simultaneously. |
ntoCrc (Ntoro) are the genetic traits that are passed down from father to his children and signifies patrilineal inheritance in Akan. There are 12 ntoro in Akan each with its associated totem. Each ntoro corresponds to a unique Adinkra zodiac sign.
No | Ntoro Adinkra | Akan | Meaning |
1 | SEC woCnSEC | Hye Wonhye | Imperishability |
2 | NamEC nnwu na maCwu | Nyame Nnwu Na Mawu | Immortality |
3 | Nansapc | Nyansapo | Intelligence |
4 | nsaa | Nsaa | Excellence |
5 | mpuaCnum | Mpuanum | Skillfulness |
6 | akoCma | Akoma | Love |
7 | funtunfunEfu denQemfunEfu | Funtunfunefu Denkyemfunefu | Diversity |
8 | nkcnscnkcnscn | Nkonsonkonson | Responsibility |
9 | ckcdECe mmcwECre | Okodee Mmowere | Strength |
10 | mframadan | Mframadan | Fortitude |
11 | matEC masiE | Mate Masie | Prudence |
12 | nQinQim | Nkyinkyim | Adaptibility |
awukudaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Wednesday.
No | Day | Date | Adinkra | English |
1 | Wednesday | January 18, 2023 | SEC woCnSEC | Hye Wonhye |
2 | Wednesday | March 01, 2023 | NamEC nnwu na maCwu | Nyame Nnwu Na Mawu |
3 | Wednesday | April 12, 2023 | Nansapc | Nyansapo |
4 | Wednesday | May 24, 2023 | nsaa | Nsaa |
5 | Wednesday | July 05, 2023 | mpuaCnum | Mpuanum |
6 | Wednesday | August 16, 2023 | akoCma | Akoma |
7 | Wednesday | September 27, 2023 | funtunfunEfu denQemfunEfu | Funtunfunefu Denkyemfunefu |
8 | Wednesday | November 08, 2023 | nkcnscnkcnscn | Nkonsonkonson |
9 | Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | ckcdECe mmcwECre | Okodee Mmowere |
aqaCsidaEC is an Akan festive occasion celebrated every six (6) weeks on Sunday.
No | Day | Date | Adinkra | English |
1 | Sunday | February 5, 2023 | pECmpamsiE | Pempamsie |
2 | Sunday | March 19, 2023 | aCdinkrahECnEC | Adinkrahene |
3 | Sunday | April 30, 2023 | damEC damEC | Dame Dame |
4 | Sunday | June 11, 2023 | NamEC biribi wc soCroC | Nyame Biribi Wo Soro |
5 | Sunday | July 23, 2023 | cwc foCroC adoCbe | Owo Foro Adobe |
6 | Sunday | September 3, 2023 | nECa onnim noC sua a, ohu | Nea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu |
7 | Sunday | October 15, 2023 | denQem | Denkyem |
8 | Sunday | November 26, 2023 | fawoChoCdiE | Fawohodie |
9 | Sunday | January 7, 2024 | sankcfa | Sankofa |
Adinkra symbols virtues.