VISIT MANHYIA

One may be wondering where to visit during the this or the next vacation.You may be having the feeling to visit a place full of rich culture.One may want be in the midst of many people drumming and dancing to hail their great King.

The best place to witness real culture is Manhyia - the home of rich culture, that has been preserved and maintained for centuries and ages.

When you come to manhyia,you can see

1.The Famous Manhyia Palace:
You can come see how the Great King (Otumfuo Osei Tutu II) sits at the Palace and settles disputes who was nicknamed King Solomon because of his Wisdom and the fast rate at which he settles disputes or you can see how a new Chief swears the Oats of allegience to him.

2. The Manhyia Museum:
Also the Manhyia Museum is there to visit.It was establish by the Late Otumfuo Opoku Ware.It contains the history of the Asantes from centuries.This is exactly the house the British built for King Prempeh I as Compensation as they took the Great King to Seychelles Island on exile,But Asantes said, they don't want anything free from the British so they paid for the bulding in full.

3.The House of Chiefs:
This is where the all Chiefs gather to have a common discussions towards developments of their various towns and villages.

4. Learn to play Drums
If you have interest in learning how to play the Adowa,Kete and others,then this is the opportunity to do so.

5.Learn how to wear the famous kente cloth
There are different types of cloths and different ways of wearing them.

All these Awaits you.

CANE WEAVING

KENTEPA @ A CANe WEAVING SHOP
Cane Weaving is the process whereby cane is used to make different kind of items such as chairs, dressing mirrors etc.through weaving.The beauty nature of an item which is worve from cane is splendid and natural.The weavers goes through long time of sitting at one place weaving.They go through a lot of processes before reaching or making an item from the Cane.One will always wonder how they turned long sticks of the Cane branches into such items like Shopping baskets which the ladies normally use frequently.
They are durable and of high quality.It has attracted the attention of women thereby most ladies has an item made from cane.Some of the items made from cain includes the following.
Dressing mirrors
Sofa Chairs
Shopping Buskets
Center Tables
Jewellry boxes
It also has unique and antique features with it's natural colour.Where ever an item made from cane is found shows the superb nature of it.I will encourage you to get an item which is made from cane to bright your home or place.Take a tour to Adum in Kumasi-Ghana to get an item made from cane or see works made from Cain which is marvelous and catch the attention of Kentepa.

KUMASI CENTRAL MARKET ON FIRE

Fire broke out this afternoon at the Kumasi Central Market,it broked out at where the trader normally call 18 Mu.Fire fighters could not enter the market due to congestion.So the market kept burning for hours and days,with huge smoke seen from everywhere in Kumasi. Nobody know exactly what started the fire,some say it was a blast from a television set which some people were watching,others also say it was as a result of food,the women were cooking in the market.

Whatever, the cause,our mothers,sisters and family members have lost properties,some of these properties were acquired through bank loans and within the time specified the banks will be running after these market women.They have no choice but to pay.

Now,what they will eat is a problem.

KUMASI IN PICTURES

VISIT MENHYIA MESEUM THIS VACATION

KENTEPA@MANHYIA MESEUM
During my last vacation i got the opportunity to visit Manhyia Meseum.It is a great place to pay visit to.You get know much abot varoius Kings and Queens.The various wars that took place between the Ashantis and the British,during colonial times.

You will hear about the Odwira festivals and the Adae and Adaekese which is grace by colourful Kente and Edwineasa cloths amist drumming and dancing of the Kete and Adowa.The tune of the fontomfrom,which are mostly by the side of the Otumfuo and mostly danced by the royals and prince will send you back to time of memory.

The Queen Mother of Ejisu is also not left out.You get hear the brave heart of a woman who stood up and resisited of not giving the Golden Stool to the British.What a brave woman she was.

Again a documentary video of the installation of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was also shown

Lastly,you get to taste Bosoa, a local meat babique made from sheep.It taste good.

HISTORY OF OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II

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His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Otumfuo's 10th Anniversary thank you massage

Thank you goes to all visitors from around the globe who took part at the grand durbar of chiefs at the Baba Yara sports stadium.You all made it a great occasion to remember.All who help in any kind but was not able to attend, we say thank you too.More