It was the best of Oguaaman welcoming the grace of Asanteman.
Royal umbrellas of all sizes, muskets and fontomfrom drums, graceful adowa dances and more, it was a royalty and tradition in all its splendour in the ancient historic city of Cape Coast, the city of firsts.
The Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II was joined at the weekend by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to ride in palanquins as part of the Fetu afahye procession.
It was the first time the Asantehene had joined the people of Cape Coast in his royal capacity.
Two royalties, two traditions and thousands of excited subjects from across Ghana and beyond lined the streets to cheer them on.
The Victoria Park welcomed a graceful blend of these two cultures; royalty in regal kente up high in colourful palanquins, graceful dances and golden ornaments as the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II joined Oguaamanhen, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II and his chiefs and queens in to process to the durbar grounds.
Several other Oguaa chiefs also rode in palanquins into spontaneously ecstatic crowds.
This year’s Fetu afahye celebrated on the theme, “Celebrating the City of Firsts: Our People, Our Culture,” was all it promised patrons and more.
Crowds trooped to the ancient historic city of Cape Coast stretching it to its elastic wits.
The Fetu afahye this year was the biggest considering the numbers and the dignitaries that graced one of Ghana’s most celebrated festivals.
And unsurprisingly so, considering it was the 60th anniversary of the reintroduction of the festival after colonial masters had stopped its celebration.
The festival also marked activities climaxing the celebration of Osabarimba Atta’s 25th anniversary as paramount chief of Oguaa.
The crowds were ecstatic. The excitement was palpable.
