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Kalibi Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Sankana, a town in the Nadowli-Kaleo district in the Upper West Region of Ghana.^[1]^[2] It is usually celebrated in the month of April.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Celebrations

During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is a durbar of chiefs, as well as dancing and drumming.^[6]

Significance

This festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of the local people over the slave raiders led by Babatu and Samori in 1896.^[7] It also serves as an occasion where the ancestors are asked for good health and prosperity.^[8]

References

^ "UW Deputy Minister emphasises flagship programmes will alleviate poverty". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "Festival Calender [sic]". www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "Festivals – Slutchtours". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "Ghana Festivals". www.ghana.photographers-resource.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
^ "Government to spend on tourist attractions". www.ghanaweb.com. 2001-04-09. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
^ "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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[1] "UW Deputy Minister emphasises flagship programmes will alleviate poverty". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[2] "Festival Calender [sic]". www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[:0-3] "Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana". www.easytrackghana.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[4] "Festivals – Slutchtours". Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[5] "Ghana Festivals". www.ghana.photographers-resource.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[6] "Major Festivals". www.ghanaembassyiran.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

[7] "Government to spend on tourist attractions". www.ghanaweb.com. 2001-04-09. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[8] "National Commission on Culture - Ghana - Upper West Region". www.s158663955.websitehome.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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-'''Kalibi Festival''' is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Sankana, a town in the [[Nadowli District|Nadowli-Kaleo district]] in the [[Upper West Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UW Deputy Minister emphasises flagship programmes will alleviate poverty|url=https://www.businessghana.com/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=BusinessGhana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival {{sic|Calen|der|nolink=y)) |url=http://www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com/festival-calender.html|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com|language=en}}</ref> It is usually celebrated in the month of April.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana|url=https://www.easytrackghana.com/cultural-overview-ghana_festivals.php|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.easytrackghana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Festivals – Slutchtours|url=http://www.slutchtours.com/?page_id=21|access-date=2020-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Festivals|url=http://www.ghana.photographers-resource.com/Festivals/ghana_festivals.htm#APR|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.ghana.photographers-resource.com}}</ref>
+'''Kalibi Festival''' is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Sankana, a town in the [[Nadowli District|Nadowli-Kaleo district]] in the [[Upper West Region]] of [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UW Deputy Minister emphasises flagship programmes will alleviate poverty|url=https://www.businessghana.com/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=BusinessGhana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival {{sic|Calen|der|nolink=y}} |url=http://www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com/festival-calender.html|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.travel-to-discover-ghana.com|language=en}}</ref> It is usually celebrated in the month of April.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Festivals Ghana - Easy Track Ghana|url=https://www.easytrackghana.com/cultural-overview-ghana_festivals.php|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.easytrackghana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Festivals – Slutchtours|url=http://www.slutchtours.com/?page_id=21|access-date=2020-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghana Festivals|url=http://www.ghana.photographers-resource.com/Festivals/ghana_festivals.htm#APR|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.ghana.photographers-resource.com}}</ref>
 == Celebrations ==
-During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is durbar of chiefs. There is also dancing and drumming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Festivals|url=http://www.ghanaembassyiran.com/en/page/majorfestivals|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.ghanaembassyiran.com}}</ref>
+During the festival, visitors are welcomed to share food and drinks. The people put on traditional clothes and there is a durbar of chiefs, as well as  dancing and drumming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Festivals|url=http://www.ghanaembassyiran.com/en/page/majorfestivals|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.ghanaembassyiran.com}}</ref>
 == Significance ==
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