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August 23, 2019

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30% Discount Sale

INTERNATIONAL HEAD WRAP DAY

We are having a 30% sale off all our batik prints to celebrate International Head Wrap Day marked for 20th November. Sale 15th – 30th November.

Have a browse at our bright and meaningful batik prints from our On-line African Abundance Shop and select a print to enhance your crown.
http://thecalabashhub.com/batik-prints/
Don’t forget discount code at check out: headwrap

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The Calabash Hub is in Ntonso, Ashanti, Ghana.

4 days ago

Dressed like a queen in traditional Adinkra stamped cloth, stepping into my power in the streets of Kumasi as part of Earthstrong 🎉

In Ghana 🇬🇭 Queen Mothers are selected from royal family of each town and village by the head of royal family and elders.

Queen Mothers are powerful, influential, having traditionally leadership roles ✊🏾

The title ‘Nana’ is a monarch status with the Akyem, Ashanti & Akuapim people. Followed by their stool name 👸🏿

Female Ruler terms:
Ohemaa (Akan)
Manye (Ga)
Mamao (Ewe)

Whether you title yourself or be titled, ensure to follow the role.
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#queens #queenmother #africanqueen
#asante #ashanti #ghana #queendom
#traditional #leadership #blackwomen
#womenpower #african #africantravel
#blackhistory #backtoourroots #sankofa
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The Calabash Hub is in Ntonso, Ashanti, Ghana.

5 days ago

I was born on a Sunday. So as part of the Ga 🇬🇭 tradition, choosing a Sunday nearest my birthdate 19th June is customary to celebrate with eating Oto 🎉

Oto is a sacred dish that consists of the preparation of boiled yam 🥔 mashed and some with added palm oil. Accompanied with hard boiled eggs.🥚 It is also eaten at special occasions: for a bride’s breakfast, ancestor offerings, naming ceremony, post birth purification, puberty rites ceremony, twin festivals, harvest.

We all cooked under the watchful eye of the elder. Offerings were made to the Ancestors first, then prayers 🙏🏾before embarking on a feast with friends and children from Ntonso.
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7 days ago

Statue of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempreh l – Asante King 1888 – 1931 👑
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I learnt the following facts/info about Asante Kingdom during my stay 🌍
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✳ Believed a golden stool descended from the sky and landed on lap of first Asante King, Osei Tutu in 1600.
✳ Largest tribe in Ghana – over 1 million
✳ Reigned over largest part of Ghana for 300yrs.
✳ Army numbered approx 2000,000
✳ Asantehene is the political & spiritual head of Asantes.
✳ Viewed crimes as sins that disrespected the Ancestors.
✳ Communicated through a talking drum.
✳ Fought 4 wars against British over a period of almost a century.
✳ Yaa Asantewaa was Queen Mother of Ejisu who led Asante rebellion against British to defend the golden stool.
✳ Profited from gold mines and ivory trade.
✳ Bark cloth was used for clothing.
✳ Adinkra or pattern stamping is traditional.
✳ The Akwasidae festival is celebrated every 6 weeks on a Sunday.
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✊🏿Looking forward to learning more history.
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2 weeks ago

I spent 4 days in Kumasi for Earthstrong and learnt there is national flag of the Asante Kingdom founded by Asantehene Nana Prempeh ll.

Gold = gold mineral soil and gold wealth.
Green = rich rainforest and eco zone.
Black = people.
Golden Stool = symbol of unity & clan leadership.
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The Asante Empire was a united Akan clan empire and kingdom founded by Osei Tutu from 1670 to 1957 in what is now modern-day Ghana. He named the city Kumasi after the Kum tree as symbol of victory against the British.
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Kumasi (under the Kum tree)
Kum/okum = tree
Asi/ase = under/below
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Asante
ɔsa =war
nti = because of
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