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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...

AFRICAN KENTE CLOTH DESIGNS IN GHANA

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Genesis 3:21  " And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. "  The clothing we make use of is made of different materials with different qualities. What informs your choice of cloth or dress? My intention is to create in you that ideal reality of what African-made clothes carry. These amazing African clothes have transcended borders of Ghana and beyond just because the value of the clothes is immense.  Loom is used for a silk type of cloth. One of the valuable assets of sub-Saharan Africa is cloth. According to history, Africans started making their own clothes a long time before civilization. At that time when there was no machine to extract cotton, thread it and make it ready for garment construction, the Africans had their own way out of garments makeup.  Our update is going to be based on specifically Ghana. Some of the regions of Ghana weave their own clothes. The nature and method used for weaving these clothes differ fro...