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EVENTS 2002
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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
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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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