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Most attendees of the festivity are both
Muslims and non-Muslims. Muslims celebrate the fire festival, known as Bugum, to commemorate the arrival of Prophet Noah's (Nuhu) Ark following the flood. During the night, bundles of grass are utilized as torches to celebrate. Since the celebration brings in a new year, some non-Muslims use this time to give sacrifices to God and their ancestors.
360:, they are chosen by an oracle. Inheritance is both patrilineal and matrilineal. Royalty in Dagbon is complex as it has evolved through the centuries. Dagomba are one of the ethnic groups with a sophisticated oral tradition woven around drums and other musical instruments. Thus, Dagbon history has been passed down meticulously via oral tradition, with drummers as professional
397:. Inheritance in the Dagomba people is largely patrilineal, however, inheritance of certain Tindaamba is matrilineal. There are also female rulers with male subordinates, such as the Gundo Naa and the Kpatu Naa. The Gundo Naa has vast land and head all female royals of Dagbon. Important festivals include the Damba, Bugum (fire festival) and the Islamic
268:, established in 1700. Moliyili had a hierarchical scholastic system similar to what is found in modern universities. The Dagomba have a writing system, the Dagbani script, which uses a modified Arabic alphabet but Dagbani syntax. The archival manuscripts have been lost, but many transferred to Denmark. After joining Gold Coast as a
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displaced its people. Today, the
Dagomba have provided free lands to many Christian missionaries to undertake their activities. While Islamic schools do not mandate students to worship or visit mosques, Christian schools makes worship compulsory for all students, even for members of the Dagbon Traditional Religion and Islam.
356:, centralized the kingdom. The decentralized states were headed by the Tindaamba. Today, the Tindaamba still preserve the ancient Dagbon traditions that have been passed through the ages, leading traditional religious acts and solving problems of their constituents. The Tindaamba are not appointed by the
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Bugum
Festival also known as the Fire festival is an occasion where families gather for communal celebrations, rituals, and joy at the Fire festival in order to honor their ancestors, ask for blessings, and ward off evil spirits. Many different ethnic groups in Northern Ghana celebrate this festival.
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In
Dagomba society, there are several gods (singular: wuni, plural: wuna). The chief (Naa) of all these gods is Naawuni. Each city has a shrine (buɣli). For example, the shrine of the People of Tolon is Jaagbo, and that of Nyankpala is Wonoyili. There are many soothsayers (baɣa) whom people consult
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Women are held in high regard, and children fear the displeasure and wrath of the mother. Brothers protect the dignity of sisters at all cost. The
Dagombas are one of the few peoples in Africa to have female chiefs who possess regal lands and rule over male subjects. Closest family bonds are termed
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after the break up of the Ghana Empire at the end of the 13th
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or king of Dagbon (literally translated as "King of
Absolute Power") is a collection of lion and cow skins. Thus, the Dagbon or its political system is often called the Yendi Skin (not throne or crown or stool). Another characteristic of the Dagomba is that their houses are arranged in a certain
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Christian evangelical groups have launched failed campaigns to convert the Dagomba. However, the Dagomba continue practising its traditional religion and Islam. The arrival of Islam to the Dagomba brought prosperity, whiles, Christianity was brought by Europeans, who burnt their cities and
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The
Dagomba are one of few African people who reserve royal titles for women. Dagomba women rule, ascend to royal positions with male subjects, and own regal lands. The impact of its women is prominent as it has given birth to Ghana's first female minister, and Africa's first female cabinet
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The homeland of the
Dagombas is called Dagbon and covers about 20,000 km in area. The territories of Dagbon was decentralised until the Great Unification by the Nanima. The Dagomba share close bonds with related people whose lands were also unified. This include the
1044:"Refworld | Ghana: 1) Information on chieftaincy succession among the Dagomba tribe and whether chieftancy is transferred paternally or maternally; 2) Information on the death of the king/chief of the Dagomba in the northern region of Kandiga Sarigu and on his successor"
280:"Mabihili". Both males and females in such a close family bond refer to each other as Mabia (mother's child), signifying the importance of the mother. Motherland is termed Mayili and fatherland is termed Bayili. There is no English equivalent of Mabihili.
303:, Guinea Fowl (Kpini Chuɣu) Festival and Yam Festival (Nyuli Dibu), Konyuri Chuɣu (Eid Al-Fitr), Chimsi Chuɣu (Eid AL-Adha). Other minor localized festivals that are celebrated included the Market Festival (Daa Chuɣu) by the people of Tolon.
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power towards the close of the 15th century. Although the Mossi-Dagomba states have the same grandfather (Naa Gbewa), the Dagomba are traditionally regarded as "senior" to the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga and Fada N'Gourma.
1142:"German Colonialism in West Africa: Implications for German-West African Partnership in Development | H-Soz-Kult. Kommunikation und Fachinformation für die Geschichtswissenschaften | Geschichte im Netz | History in the web"
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was established, but was later abandoned during European colonization. The Dagomba resisted European Colonization even after Germany burnt down and occupied its capital, Yendi, located in Eastern Dagbon (Naya).
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like the Konkomba, Bimoba, Chekosi, Basaari, Chamba, Wala, Gurusi and Zantasi. The Dagombas have cordial and respectful relationships to these groups. The seat of the
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has been the state religion and Islam seems to be growing rapidly ever since. The reformist activities of
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of Burkina Faso. The Mossi Kingdoms were founded by
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