Last week all the Dagomba people in Ghana celebrated Fire Festival, pronounced "bugum chugu". This video was taken during the celebration in my home village of Diare. It is a celebration of the lunar new year, so in a way it is as much of a Islamic celebration as a ethnic/traditional one. You can find some people however that know and are willing to tell you the story of how it began - a chief who lost his son. The story is here: http://www.africawithin.com/tour/ghana/fire_festival.htm Enjoy the video!
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