Ewe culture, arts, design

So apart from playing different games on the AHA GAMES app for relaxation, stress relief and whatsoever the reason, there is another interesting thing about the application.  Earning gifts on the platform even as you get yourself relieved of stress and boredom.  Read more about AHA GAMES and how it operates.   Now, as you play games on the app online, you can earn some gifts in the form of airtime as you perform tasks assigned to your account as you play. AHA GAMES is an application that is pre-installed on smartphone brands like Tecno and Infinix. It has a whole lot of games in different categories to choose from per the preference of the user. How it works... Account creation It is required that you create an account on the platform that enables your progress of playing and performance of tasks recorded. It makes it easier to continue where you've left off and progress with ease without stress or fear of having to start all over again. The details for creating a LOG IN ...

Arts is a very essential integral component of everyday life and then common saying " ART IS LIFE " does well to summarize how significant it is in human life. Whether it is a drawing, a painting, a pottery, a sculpture and whether it is a performing arts like music and dance, it is very essential in everyday life.  I want to make known to you a talented and dedicated young man who believes that art indeed means a lot to many people and hence dedicates time to work hard at this passion.  Rigid as his work name goes is a rising and promising artist who lives in Ghana and has been working hard to serve his clients with their artistic needs. From painting to drawing, he has proven his competence to clients from within the region.  Most of his works are based in pencils and his creative instinct and drive propels him to work with various kinds of pencils including charcoal. With patience and keen attention to detail, he is able to make realistic drawings of human figures most...

Agbadza is the dance of the Ewes like Akans are known for the 'Adowa' dance. This song is a famous gospel agbadza medley produced by Bethel Revival Choir. Enjoy the lyrics. Yesue do dzo a ɖ e (Jesus has set a fire) Dzo ya w ò doa amea ɖ eke mate Ƞ u atsi o (That fire he set, no one can quench it) Yesue do dzo a ɖ e (Jesus has set a fire) Dzo ya w ò doa amea ɖ eke mate Ƞ u atsi o (That fire he set, no one can quench it) T ɔ nyewo miva! (Come my own) Miva midzo miayi Yesu gb ɔ (Come let us go to Jesus) Ne mia w ɔ d ɔ na Yesu (So we can work for Jesus) Dzika ɖ eke matso mia Ƒ o o (We will not be discouraged) Mawu Ƒ e dzo dzo a ɖ e w ò nye ( God’s fire is a kind of fire ) Elea nu ɖ usi kple mia (That catches left and right) Ne le nu ha amea ɖ eke mex ɔ ne si o (If it seizes no one can take it) Ey ɔ a d ɔ d ɔ n ɔ wo ke Ƞ (Heals many sick) Egba dzikpe sese wo gudzugudzu (Breaks rocks in pieces) Yata mi kafu Mawu ɖ e eta he...

I learnt this shirt poem some years ago and would love to share it. It is a very short but interesting poem about mother Ghana. I love my country Ghana is the name People come in day by day To see how beautiful my country is.

Lullaby - a song sung for a child when he or she cries to keep him or her calm and quiet. The lullaby titled: Dzedzevi is one very popular Ewe lullaby. Find the lyrics in this writing. Meka Ƒ e dzedze vie lo? Toboli Nye nut ɔ  dzedze vie lo? Toboli Ne ga gble h ă nye dzi Toboli Ne ganyo h ă nye dzi Toboli Mega favi le z ă me nam oo Mega favi le z ă me nam oo Nane nax ɔ gbe la siw ò nam lo Devinye lo Toboli Lyrics in English (Line by line) Meka  Ƒ e dzedze vie lo? Who precious child is this? Toboli Nye nut ɔ  dzedze vie lo? My own child Toboli Ne ga gble h ă  nye dzi If he or she is bad, my own Toboli Ne ganyo h ă  nye dzi If he or she is good, my own Toboli Mega favi le z ă  me nam oo Don't cry in the night for me Nane nax ɔ  gbe la siw ò  nam lo Something might take your voice Devinye lo Oh my child Toboli

A ASIWÒME  - It means that in your hands. What is in whose hands? All things are in the hands of God. ANYO:  It shall be well. AGBEKO:  Only life AGBENYEGA:  Life is precious or life is great. AMENYO : Human is good or precious. AMEWUGA : Human is more precious than money. ABL ɔ DE : Freedom ASEYE  - Praise AKPE  - The name that means thanks.  AKPENE : Thanks to God. AWUSHIE  - When a female is born with a fleshy-like cloth, this is the name given to her aside from any other names she might be given. AGBENYA  - Means the word of life. A name like this given to mostly males is an indication of the authority and power of words and in this case the word that carries life. ATSU - Given to a male who is a twin with the twin pair being a girl. ATSU Ƒ I - Given to a girl twin with twin pair being a boy. AWOENAM:  God will do it for me. A Ƒ EKE : Root of the house. ASIWOME:  In God's hands. AKORFA / AK ɔ FA   - Consolation A Ƒ EAFA: ...

We are about to climb a hill upon which an interesting event unfolded and it happens to be full of humour but coupled with lessons to grasp and never let go. Gari is the food and the matter around which this whole event revolves. It is a food considered by the less financially privileged as the easy to afford and quick to eat food product. A good product you can find in many countries especially in Africa. Deep in villages where cassava farms are very common, commercial gari production is a business that sustains livelihoods from generation to generation.  The varieties of easy to prepare recipes it can make all account to why students always have it as part of their goodies for school.  Its ability to stay healthy for long without spoilage is a much added advantage . Very affordable as compared to other locally produced food substances. A young man of middle age liked eating gari in various forms like soakings, gari with stew, gari mixed with soup etc.  For him what peop...

I remember very well how enthused I was to learn Twi even before getting the chance to live among people who speak Twi daily. Learning a new language should be fun and interesting and more interesting is if there is a strong desire to learn. Like other languages, we start by trying our best to speak the basics of the language.   One benefit of learning a new language is how it improves memory performance. But getting the chance to live among Twi natives however didn't make it so easy for me to learn as I still continue to learn. One thing that makes this difficult is the fear of been laughed at because you will sound weird while trying to speak. Twi Language is noted to be cool and  so it isn't hard to learn either. To say 'Thank you' in Twi is 'Medaase'.  God in Twi is 'Onyankopon' or 'Nyame'. Now when expression for what God has done, mostly we say 'God has done it' How then do you say 'God has done it'?  This is "Nyame ay3...

Culturally and according to some beliefs, twins are regarded among many ethnic groups in Ghana as special human beings. The reasons can make a long list and when we take it from the perspective of Biology, it is a miracle and a wonder to marvel at. From the mere fact that twins are biologically special and when they happen to be alike it is a whole wonder. As you move along reading this article, you will get to learn a few things you may not have heard about twins and who they are perceived.  Earlier, it has been stated that parents probably will be regarded as the first to marvel at given birth to twins and they would even be at a better place to narrate the experience of having twins.  Twins are called '' EVEN ɔ VI ' in the Ewe Language. Twins, as born from the same mother have a lot of things in common and even most especially like twins. Male - male twins When the twins happen to be both males, they are called: Atsu and Ets3 . The elderly is 'Atsu' and 'Ets3...

Tradition and believe are one of the common foundations for Ewe names but even as society picks up change, new integrations are embraced for a refined culture. Past were those times where there was a narrowed belief of the people in that the paramount belief one could come across is the traditional belief.  However, society has tremendously evolved and this has given everyone the chance to hold fast to that which he deems good and fit. And in a country where diversity is welcomed without infringement on the 'Right to Worship' of anyone, the belief has a role to play in how newborn babies are named. WORLA in Ewe language means 'creator' or in another instance, 'doer'. This word therefore, is a noun and can refer to any person at all in any instance depending on a specific circumstance or happening.  However, naming a child as 'Worla' moves further from the literal meaning of the word and the subject many will think of. This then takes me to the focus n...