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Category: Akan Calendar

Akan Calendar

  • Fodwo Dates 2024

    foCjoC on the Akan calendar is a day of soul searching, prayers and solemn meditation. Fodwo occurs 15 days after Akwasidae and 9 days before Awukudae. On the eight day after Fodwo is Benada Dapaa.

    UDayDateAdinkraEnglish
    sMondayJanuary 22, 2024nQimuNkyimu
    pMondayMarch 04, 2024asasEC yE duruAsase Ye Duru
    aMondayApril 15, 2024ayaAya
    dMondayMay 27, 2024bECsEC sakaBese Saka
    oMondayJuly 8, 2024wawa abaWawa Aba
    CMondayAugust 19, 2024akoCkcnanAkokonan
    uMondaySeptember 30, 2024duafECDuafe
    qMondayNovember 11, 2024fihankraFihankra
    fMondayDecember 23, 2024csram nEC nsoCroCmmaOsram Ne Nsoromma

  • Fofie Dates 2024

    foCfiE on the Akan calendar occurs 9 days after Awukudae and 9 days before the next Akwasidae.

    UDayDateAdinkraMeaning
    sFridayJanuary 9, 2024jECnnimmenDwennimmen
    pFridayMarch 22, 2024ebanEban
    aFridayMarch 3, 2024esEC nEC tekremaEse Ne Tekrema
    dFridayJune 14, 2024bi nka biBi Nka Bi
    oFridayJuly 26, 2024hwEmuduaHwemudua
    CFridaySeptember 6, 2024epaEpa
    uFridayOctober 18, 2024kintinkantanKintinkantan
    qFridayNovember 29, 2024mmECre danECMmere Dane
    fFridayJanuary 10, 2025mpatapcMpatapo

  • Months in Akan

    A month in Akan is called bosome (boCsoCmEC). Akan has two different calendars; A lunar calendar used in coastal regions and a solar calendar.

    NoSolar MonthLunar MonthEnglish
    1cpepcnsandaJanuary
    2cZECfocqaqarFebruary
    3cbenECmebcwMarch
    4oforisuoebcbiraApril
    5koCtoCnimmaEsuscwMay
    6ayewoChoCmumuobiraWiJune
    7kitawoCnsaayewoChoCJuly
    8csanaaWifuuAugust
    9ebcfanqaSeptember
    10aChinimECcbeseOctober
    11obubuocbECrefewNovember
    12cpenimmamumuDecember

  • Adae Tokye932023

    Ye ma wo Adae Tokye Nea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu.

  • Fofie Dates 2023

    foCfiE on the Akan calendar occurs 9 days after Awukudae and 9 days before the next Akwasidae.

    NoDayDateAdinkraEnglish
    1FridayJanuary 27, 2023jECnnimmenDwennimmen
    2FridayMarch 10, 2023ebaneban
    3FridayApril 21, 2023esEC nEC tekremaEse Ne Tekrema
    4FridayJune 02, 2023bi nka biBi Nka Bi
    5FridayJuly 14, 2023hwEmuduaHwemudua
    6FridayAugust 25, 2023epaEpa
    7FridayOctober 06, 2023kintinkantanKintinkantan
    8FridayNovember 17, 2023mmECre danECMmere dane
    9FridayDecember 29, 2023mpatapcMpatapo

  • Fodwo Dates 2023

    foCjoC on the Akan calendar occurs 15 days after Akwasidae and 9 days before Awukudae.

    NoDayDateAdinkraEnglish
    1MondayFebruary 20, 2023nQimuNkyimu
    2MondayApril 03, 2023asasEC yE duruAsase Ye Duru
    3MondayMay 15, 2023ayaAya
    4MondayJune 26, 2023bECsEC sakaBese Saka
    5MondayAugust 7, 2023wawa abaWawa Aba
    6MondaySeptember 18, 2023akoCkcnanAkokonan
    7MondayOctober 30, 2023duafEC Duafe
    8MondayDecember 11, 2023fihankraFihankra
    9MondayJanuary 22, 2023csram nEC nsoCroCmmaOsram Ne Nsoromma

  • Awukudae Dates 2024

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

    UdaedaDateaCdinkra
    swukuadacpepcn Uas pgpdUJanuary 31, 2024NamEC nnwu na maCwu
    pwukuadacbenECm Usa pgpdUMarch 13, 2024Nansapc
    awukuadaaforisuo Upd pgpdUApril 24, 2024nsaa
    dwukuadaayewoChoCmumu Ugo pgpdUJune 05, 2024mpuaCnum
    owukuadakitawoCnsa Usu pgpdUJuly 17, 2024akoCma
    Cwukuadacsanaa Upq pgpdUAugust 28, 2024funtunfunEfu
    denQemfunEfu
    uwukuadaaChinimEC Ugf pgpdUOctober 09, 2024nkcnscnkcnscn
    qwukuadaobubuo Upg pgpdUNovember 20, 2024ckcdECe mmcwECre
    fwukuadacpepcn Ugs pgpoUJanuary 01, 2025SEC woCnSEC

  • Akwasidae Dates 2024

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

    UdaedaDateaCdinkra
    sqaCsiadacpepcn Uu pgpdUJanuary 7, 2024sankcfa
    pqaCsiadacZECfoCc Usq pgpdUFebruary 18, 2024pECmpamsiE
    aqaCsiadacbenECm Uas pgpdUMarch 31, 2024aCdinkrahECnEC
    dqaCsiadakoCtoCnimma Usp pgpdUMay 12, 2024damEC damEC
    oqaCsiadaayewoChoCmumu Upa pgpdUJune 23, 2024NamEC biribi wc soCroC
    CqaCsiadacsanaa Ud pgpdUAugust 4, 2024cwc foCroC adoCbe
    uqaCsiadaebc Uso pgpdUSeptember 15, 2024nECa onnim noC sua a, ohu
    qqaCsiadaaChinimEC Upu pgpdUOctober 27, 2024denQem
    fqaCsiadacpenimma Uq pgpdUDecember 8, 2024fawoChoCdiE

  • Adae Tokye6112023

    Happy Akwasidae Nyame Biribi Wo Soro (God’s something is in the heavens) 2023.

  • Ntoro

    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.

    NoNtoro AdinkraAkanMeaning
    1SEC woCnSECHye WonhyeImperishability
    2NamEC nnwu na maCwuNyame Nnwu Na MawuImmortality
    3NansapcNyansapoIntelligence
    4nsaaNsaaExcellence
    5mpuaCnumMpuanumSkillfulness
    6akoCmaAkomaLove
    7funtunfunEfu denQemfunEfuFuntunfunefu DenkyemfunefuDiversity
    8nkcnscnkcnscnNkonsonkonsonResponsibility
    9ckcdECe mmcwECreOkodee MmowereStrength
    10mframadanMframadanFortitude
    11matEC masiEMate MasiePrudence
    12nQinQimNkyinkyimAdaptibility