Aboakyer festival is celebrated by the Efutu people of Winneba Traditional area. It takes place every May in the Coastal town of Winneba.
The Aboakyer festival is a deer hunting event organised in honour of the tribal god of the people of Winneba called “Penkye Otu”. The god receives an annual sacrifice of a deer from the people. The traditional deer hunt celebrates the migration of the local people from Timbuktu hundreds of years ago. The Festival used to involve a human sacrifice being brought to the deity of the town, but has now been replaced with catching and sacrificing of a live deer.
The Aboakyer festival is a deer hunting event organised in honour of the tribal Diety of the people of Winneba called “Penkye Otu”. The God receives an annual sacrifice of a deer from the people. The traditional deer hunt celebrates the migration of the local people from Timbuktu hundreds of years ago. The Festival used to involve a human sacrifice being brought to the deity of the town but has now been replaced with catching and sacrificing of a live deer.
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