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fiogf49gjkf0d EVENTS 2002 ----------- JAN : 01 - NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATIONS FEB : 11 - BRITISH WATER MISSION TO NIGERIA AND GHANA 28-11MAR- GHANA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, ACCRA MAR : 06 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS, NATION WIDE 06-06JUL- POSIDONIA EXHIBITION, PIRAEUS 10-14 - ICANN MEETINGS, ACCRA 18 - LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MISSION TO NIGERIA AND GHANA
APR : 17-19 - MEDIC AFRICA TRADESHOW, ACCRA MAY : 04 - DEER HUNTING FESTIVAL, WINNEBA 15-17 - AITEC GHANA 2002 TRADESHOW, ACCRA JUL : 01-31AUG- HOMOWO (HOOTING AT HUNGER) FESTIVAL, ACCRA 02 - FISHING FESTIVAL, ELMINA 02 - WEST AFRICA INDUSTRIAL WEEK 2002, ACCRA 03-05 - WATER WASTE ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, ACCRA 03-05 - WAM 2002 TRADESHOW, ACCRA 03-05 - ELECTRIC WEST AFRICA 2002 TRADESHOW, ACCRA AUG : 04 - ASAFOTUFIAM, ADA (IT COMMEMORATES THE VICTORIES OF THE ADA WARRIORS AND HONOURS THOSE WHO DIED DURING BATTLE) SEP : 01 FETU AFAHYE, CAPE COAST (IT INVOLVES THE RITUAL SACRIFICE OF A COW, SLAUGHTERED AS AN OFFERING TO LOCAL DEITIES) 01-31OCT- ODWIRA, THE GREAT YAM FESTIVAL, AKWAPIM (IT MARKS THE BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH & IS A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE & THANKSGIVING TO THE GODS) OCT : 01-31 - APOO, TECHIMAN (DURING THE CELEBRATION WOMEN, CHILDREN AND CHIEFS PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS OF TECHIMAN, DRIVING AWAY THE EVIL DEEDS OF THE PAST YEAR BY SHOUTING AND CASTIGATING WRONG-DOERS IN SOCIETY) NO DATE - GHANA MONEY SHOW, ACCRA DEC : 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATIONS
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EVENTS 2001 ----------- FEB : 01 - INDUTECH, ACCRA (GHANA INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY FAIR) 02-06 - CHEM, PIRAEUS (CHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENT AND WATER EXHIBITION) 09-13 - PLASTICA, (PIRAEUS) (INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS, RUBBER AND MACHINERY EXHIBITION) MAR : 02-14 - GHANA PLUGGED-IN, ACCRA 15-14MAR02- ACCRA HASH HOUSE HARRIERS FUN RUN, ACCRA 29-31 - THE EUROPEAN VENTURE ACADEMY, ITZHOE (THE EUROPEAN VENTURE ACADEMY COACHES TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS ON HOW TO OPTIMISE THEIR BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PROPOSITIONS) MAY : 05 - DEER HUNTING FESTIVAL, WINNEBA 17-19 - AITEC WEST AFRICA 2001, ACCRA JUN : 04 - REVOLUTION DAY CELEBRATIONS 24 - AKWASIDAE, KUMASI (AKWASIDAE FESTIVALS ARE HELD IN GHANA EVERY SIX WEEKS, HONOURING THE ANCESTORS AND THE ASHANTI KING) 26-28 - METERING AFRICA 2001, ACCRA JUL : 03 - FISHING FESTIVAL, ELMINA 20-21 - INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INTO ORTHODOX MEDICINE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, ACCRA 26-10AUG- EMANCIPATION DAY, ACHIMOTA (EMANCIPATION DAY CELEBRATIONS MARK THE FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY OF NATIVE AFRICANS AND THOSE ABROAD) THE CELEBRATIONS FEATURE SEMINARS, CEREMONIES) 27-02AUG- PANAFEST, ELMINA (PANAFEST IS HELD AT THE SAME OCCASION OF THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRATIONS AND BOTH STRIVE TO REUNITE THE AFRICAN FAMILY THROUGH NETWORKING AND CULTURAL EVENTS) 27-05AUG- PAN-AFRICAN HISTORICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, ELMINA & CAPE COAST AUG : 01-30NOV- KUNDUM FESTIVAL 04 - ASAFOTUFIAM, ADA (IT COMMEMORATES THE VICTORIES OF THE ADA WARRIORS AND HONOURS THOSE WHO DIED DURING BATTLE) 23-31 - HUNGER HOOTING FESTIVAL, ACCRA (IT COMMEMORATES AN ANCIENT GLORIOUS HARVEST AND MARKS THE GHANA NEW YEAR) SEP : 01 - OGUAA FETU AFAHYE, CAPE COAST 01-31OCT- ODWIRA, THE GREAT YAM FESTIVAL, AKWAPIM (IT MARKS THE BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH AND IS A TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE & THANKSGIVING TO THE GODS) 02 - FETU AFAHYE, CAPE COAST (IT INVOLVES THE RITUAL SACRIFICE OF A COW, SLAUGHTERED AS AN OFFERING TO LOCAL DEITIES) NO DATE - AKRA EXHIBITON OCT : 01-31 - APOO, TECHIMAN (DURING THE CELEBRATION WOMEN, CHILDREN AND CHIEFS PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS OF TECHIMAN, DRIVING AWAY THE EVIL DEEDS OF THE PAST YEAR BY SHOUTING AND CASTIGATING WRONG-DOERS IN SOCIETY) 11-13 - GHANA MONEY SHOW, ACCRA.
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