COME WITNESS THE YAM FESTIVAL OF HO ASOGLI .
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This is a festival that communicates to all where we are coming from, what we are and what you can do to contribute. The festival brings families from home and abroad together. The yam festival is a large event that bring the community together to celebrate the season and help each other. The festival takes place from 1st to end of September, And the local chiefs and people of Asogli State (Ho) and surrounding areas such as Sokode, Abutia Klefe and Akrofu celebrate their annual yam festival. This is essentially a harvest festival. Cooked yam is sprinkled at the various shrines. This is done before any human being is allowed to cook and taste the real yam. There is usually a grand durbar of chiefs where the chiefs sit in state to receive homage from their subjects. The mode of celebration differs slightly from one traditional area to another |

