Asafotufiam Festival
The Asafotufiam Festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Ada in the Danube East of the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated in the first week of August every year. Etymology The word ‘Asafotufiam’ comes from the word ‘Asafotufiami’ which in Dangme means ‘Divisional Firing of Musketry’. The name "Asafo-tu-fiam" consists of three-word name components. The 1st component is "Asa" which is the plural of "Sa", a noun. The original name "Sa", which is sometimes called "Osa", "Asa" or "Aesir", means the spirit body of the Supreme Divine Creator of the Universe. According to the Ga-Adamgbes, the name "Osa" or "Asa" is what has been corrupted to Osiris. "Osa" was a Black Nubian man who was once worshipped in the world. He is one of the Holy Ancestral Divinities of the Ada people. The 2nd component is "Tu". "Tu" is the name given to a gun or a pistol in the Danube. The name "Tu" or "Tutu" means Spiritual Body Soul. The name "Tu" or 'Tutu" is the divine name of the conductor of the Ancient Nubians' Osa's Spiritual Doctrine. The full name of "Tu" or "Tutu" is "Tutu-Ani" who is also known in some