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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...

Recreational games played in Ghana by both males and females

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Right from infancy, a child begins to play and enjoy playing especially with the mother. Whenever a baby is crying, anyone around has to keep the baby engaged with lullaby or some play. A number of childhood plays and games which every child is likely to have engaged in have been collected and presented in this article. FOOTBALL  Ghana is a hub of many sporting activities like football, beach soccer, and ampe(a local game played normally by women but becomes lovely when played with guys). It is so interesting that people love sports all over the world and in Ghana people love sports as well. Young people mostly enjoy it the most because they have the enthusiastic energy to engage in the game. During the days when not many of these nicely made balls were available, the people played ball and you might be wondering how. There are some fruits like watermelon, mangoes, oranges, and others that are round so in those days, we pluck unripe mangoes, and oranges among other fruits as our ba...