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Hogbetsotso

Ewe · Anlo Ewe / Volta Region · Festival

The annual festival of the Anlo Ewe held at Anloga, commemorating the escape from Notsie under the tyranny of King Agokoli and the walking-backwards migration that followed. Observances include ritual purification, reconciliation of disputes and a grand durbar of chiefs. Its name refers to the exodus itself.

Hogbetsotso opens with the cleansing of the Anlo state and the settling of outstanding quarrels.

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