“Imagine catching a lion every year.” That sentence alone changes the way many people understand Ghana’s famous Aboakyer Festival. Behind the colourful processions, dancing Asafo companies, and crowds lining the streets of Winneba lies a much older story — one shaped by fear, negotiation, survival, and faith. For the Effutu people of Ghana’s Central Region, … Continue reading The Festival That Began With a Lion: The Untold History Behind Aboakyer