How do we celebrate Damba festival?

On the 17th day, the Naa (chiefs Damba) is celebrated. It is the most important of the festival days characterized by dancing and chiefly processions like that of the evening. Everyone tries to make it grand in Naa Damba, which includes feasting and acts of homage and excitement.

Why is Damba celebrated?

Damba is celebrated to mark the birth and naming of the Holy prophet, Muhammad, but the actual content of the celebration is a glorification of the chieftaincy, not specific Islamic motifs. The festival is categorized into three sessions; the Somo Damba, the Naa Damba and the Belkulsi.

Where is Damba festival celebrated?

Ghana
The Damba festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of the Northern, Savanna, North East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. The name Damba in Dagbani, Damma in Mampruli and Jingbenti in Waali.

What is Damba dance?

Damba dance is also seen as the most recognized dance and mostly called the royal dance among the Dagbamba. Damba festival is the second festival after fire festival that also bears the name of the month celebrated in the third. month on the Dagbamba lunar calendar within a year.

Who dances Damba dance?

The Damba festival is an ancient celebration of the Dagamba of Northern Ghana and brought along from Zamfara in the North of Nigeria into Dagbon in the first quarter of the 18th Century during the rign of Naa Zangina.

What ethnic group is Damba?

The Dagombas are a Gur ethnic group of northern Ghana, numbering more than 2.3 million people. They inhabit the Northern Region of Ghana in the sparse savanna region below the sahelian belt, known as the Sudan.

What is the dance of the Mole Dagbani?

Jera was originally a religious music and dance of the Kparibas in Dagbon, performed before and after hunting expeditions. It is now performed by most Dagbamba villages in Northern Ghana on diverse social occasions: festivals, funerals, and for recreation after a hard day’s work.

How is the Damba dance performed?

Chiefs, elders, drummers and the people assemble by 12.00 noon and dance till daybreak. During the night, women sing praises to the chiefs in Dagbon while drumming and dancing continue till daybreak. Damba festival is in effect a thanksgiving festival and a time for families to meet, and socialize.

What is Damba in English?

Definition for the Tagalog word damba: dambá [noun] rising on hind legs; rearing up.

Which date is Damba festival celebrated?

The Date the damba festival is celebrated is on the 11th day of the Damba month. The damba festival is celebrated into two folds where Somo damba starts on the 11th Day and the Naa Damba is celebrated on the 17th day, a week after the Somo Damba is celebrated.

What dress do the Mole-Dagbani wear?

The Dagomba traditional dress is known as the smock. Before they started wearing the smock, they used to dress in animal skins.