The streets of Ga Mashie in Accra came alive on Saturday August 16, 2025, as the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, led this year's Homowo Festival with the traditional sprinkling of Kpekple, accompanied by drumming, dancing and musketry firing.
The centuries-old celebration, which translates as "hooting at hunger," commemorates the Ga people's triumph over a historic famine and has evolved into a vibrant expression of unity, resilience, and cultural pride.
Festivities began with the Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, performing the sacred sprinkling of Kpekple, a traditional cornmeal dish along the streets from Usher Fort through Ga Mashie.
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, followed with ritual sprinklings at several Ga stool houses, reaffirming the cultural bond between the clans of the Ga State.
