{"id":680817,"date":"2019-08-14T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:10:49","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/audiophoto-what-you-may-not-know-about-eating-new-yam\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"696\" height=\"862\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gh"},"modified":"2019-08-14T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:10:49","slug":"audiophoto-what-you-may-not-know-about-eating-new-yam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/14\/audiophoto-what-you-may-not-know-about-eating-new-yam\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio+Photo: What you may not know about eating new yam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/audiophoto-what-you-may-not-know-about-eating-new-yam\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"862\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/69028322_1122216961322860_9211599097704742912_n-696x862.jpg\"   alt=\"The new yam comes from June to December\" title=\"The new yam comes from June to December\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new yam comes from June to December <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=CSS9JzGBgnMxtWE7o\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Feast of the New Yam is an occasion for giving thanks to God, and also to the gods and ancestors for a bumper harvest. It is also an occasion to offer prayers for good health and prosperity for all.<\/p>\n<p>With yam considered as the only foodstuff which prominence is depicted through the celebration of the Yam Festival prior to its annual harvest and consumption, it is believed certain rituals are performed mostly in the traditional settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Nigeria\u2019s Buhari moves to block food imports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with <strong>Adomonline.com<\/strong>, head teacher of Solid Rock Baptist Academy in Dromankesse in the Nkoranza North District of the Bono East Region, disclosed that the activities that pave way for the new yam consumption rely on the use of the Africa Traditional calendar which has 40 days instead of 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new yam comes from June to December but people in our traditional areas, especially those from houses with shrines or idols cannot eat the yam until the rituals are carried out to avoid the wrath of the gods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: We are not recruiting; Ignore fake reports \u2013 GIS warns public<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to wait till the rituals are performed can result in death, sicknesses or serious calamities and during this period, you cannot enter such homes with the new yam to serve as an annual re-affirmation of allegiance by all chiefs and their subjects,\u201c he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Yam Festival is annually celebrated in Ghana and is popular among the people of Asogli.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new yam comes from June to December The Feast of the New Yam is an occasion for giving thanks to God, and also to the gods and ancestors for a bumper harvest. 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