Aboakyer festival celebrated by People of Efutu.

Aboakyer festival is celebrated by the Efutu people of Winneba Traditional area. It takes place every May in the Coastal town of Winneba.

The Aboakyer festival is a deer hunting event organised in honour of the tribal god of the people of Winneba called “Penkye Otu”. The god receives an annual sacrifice of a deer from the people. 

The traditional deer hunt celebrates the migration of the local people from Timbuktu hundreds of years ago. The Festival used to involve a human sacrifice being brought to the deity of the town, but has now been replaced with catching and sacrificing of a live deer.

The Aboakyer festival is a deer hunting event organised in honour of the tribal Diety of the people of Winneba called “Penkye Otu”. The God receives an annual sacrifice of a deer from the people. 

The traditional deer hunt celebrates the migration of the local people from Timbuktu hundreds of years ago. The Festival used to involve a human sacrifice being brought to the deity of the town but has now been replaced with catching and sacrificing of a live deer.