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Bakatue

Fante · Fante / Central Region · Festival

The festival of the Edina (Elmina) people marking the opening of the Benya lagoon to fishing after a closed season. Its name means 'the opening of the lagoon'. Rites include libation to the god Nana Benya, the casting of the first net, and a regatta of decorated canoes.

Bakatue is held on the first Tuesday of July, when the Benya lagoon is ritually reopened.

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