King Honors Ancestors Post-Homowo
On August 23, 2025, Ga Mantse Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II performed the Maamε ritual at the King Tackie Tawiah Royal Mausoleum in Tesano, Accra, one week after the Ga Homowo festival. The sacred journey, secured by police and military, involved sprinkling kpokpoi and pouring libations to honor past royals.
The Ga Mantse began at Nii Tackie Tawiah I’s tomb, performing private rites, then visited Adabraka’s old royal cemetery and the Tackie Tawiah statue at Makola Market, concluding an eight-hour ceremony. Thousands joined the vibrant parade from Accra Brewery to James Town, with drumming and musket firing.
The ritual, symbolizing remembrance, saw the King pray for wealth, health, and unity for the Ga people. Palace storyteller Nii Kwardey Ntreh emphasized the spiritual presence of ancestors, fed with kpokpoi to ensure blessings, reinforcing Homowo’s theme of triumph over famine.
Chiefs from Gbese, Asere, and other Ga clans, alongside queenmothers, attended, with cleansing rituals at the Paramount Stool House and cemetery gates. A sacred fire and a sese basin with water and leaves ensured spiritual renewal for the 10,000 attendees, per local estimates.
Naa Amerley Tesaa and Naa Lamiley Ajaaku Dromo expressed hopes for blessings and unity. The event, drawing 15% more tourists than in 2024, per the Ghana Tourism Authority, underscores Ga cultural heritage and communal solidarity during Homowo festivities.