THE HANDSHAKE

More than a symbol of greeting, this elaborate meeting of palms, thumbs and forefingers begins as a regular handshake then.

Before the two people withdraw hands, their palms slide together until their middle fingers are touching and then they turn their hands so that the palms are glimpsed before bringing together thumb and forefinger for the signature click at the end.

A handshake to symbolize friendship and ease can be confusing at first, but it is simple, fun and is a great indicator of showing good spirit and familiarity to a fellow human.

THE LEFT HANDED INSULT

Never hand anything to anyone with your left hand, unless you want to deeply offend them. Traditionally, before the advent of the toilet and toilet paper, you used your left hand to clean yourself after obeying a call of nature, and your right hand was reserved for eating food and interacting with others. 

Therefore to show anyone apart from a sworn enemy your right hand is to deeply offend someone to the point of anger. Take care!

COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS

Sometimes English just won’t do and Ghanaians like to invent their own, more practical words and phrases. Two such ones are ‘traffigator’, an amalgamation of ‘traffic’ and ‘indicator’ as is used on a car and with an inserted ‘g’ for good measure.

Another car-related word is ‘boganiser’ which, in Ghana, is the correct way we think ‘vulcaniser’ should be spoken. If you need new air for your tyres and go asking for a ‘vulcaniser’, the best of luck to you!

KEEPING THE DEAD

Usually when a person dies, the body is buried within a couple of weeks, the family say goodbye and at the funeral people bring food and refreshments. 

This isn’t the case within some Christian tribes of Ghana who can leave loved ones in cold storage for up to a year and, in the most famous case in the country, five years, in order to prepare and save money for the funeral.

Funerals are lavish affairs where the deceased’s family spend an inordinate amount of money to feed and entertain large numbers of people, therefore indicating how important the person was in life.

It was implausible knowing that if anything or anybody could close church services in Ghana. The ban on religious gatherings in Ghana and other countries is having a big impact on people for whom communal prayer and the discipline of the religious calendar are central to their lives.

Ghana churches have different services in days, week, months and years which includes; all-night services, miracle services, anointing services etc. These services has taken over the lives of Ghanaians who are Christians.

The order to close the churches turned out to be the most difficult thing for Christians in Ghana to obey.

When the announcement was first made by the president, the Christian leaders were stunned and the charismatic churches in particular were in total disbelief.

 Some had hoped that the promise of miracle prayers would save Ghana from the scourge of coronavirus and were expecting the president to keep the churches and mosques open.

The churches and mosques were closed throughout Easter, the most sacred festival on the Christian calendar but yet the mainstream churches were complying and many were offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through church bank account and mobile money donations.

But some of the charismatic churches seem to think they are allowed to flout the order not to hold church services by claiming they are offering special prayers against Covid-19.

On July 26, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

August 1, the President lifted the restriction on the number of worshippers allowed in the churches and mosques and also added two hours time extension to worship.

Ghana is located very close to the equator, which gives it two main seasons that is the rainy and dry. But during the dry season it is still very humid. Ghana has a short series in season called the harmattan. Its usually very windy and dry. 

like that of the rest of the Guinea Coast of west Africa, is determined largely by the interplay of two air masses: a hot, dry continental air mass that forms over the Sahara and a warm, humid maritime tropical air mass that forms over the South Atlantic.

Both air masses move toward the equator with their hemispheric winds and meet at the Guinea Coast for several months each year. Continental air moves southward with the northeast trade winds, known in western Africa as the harmattan.

The maritime tropical air moves northward with the southwest trades. The zone where these air masses converge is characterized by seasonal line squall precipitation.

The convergence zone itself oscillates north and south, following the seasonal movements of the overhead sun and the thermal equator.

In August it reaches its most northerly position in the central Sahara with latitude of 21° about to the north pole.

In January the position change to its most southerly position about 7° N which is  a few miles from the north of the Ghana coastline.

Rains occur when the dominant air mass is maritime tropical, and drought prevails when continental air and the harmattan dominate.

THE HANDSHAKE

More than a symbol of greeting, this elaborate meeting of palms, thumbs and forefingers begins as a regular handshake then.

Before the two people withdraw hands, their palms slide together until their middle fingers are touching and then they turn their hands so that the palms are glimpsed before bringing together thumb and forefinger for the signature click at the end.

A handshake to symbolize friendship and ease can be confusing at first, but it is simple, fun and is a great indicator of showing good spirit and familiarity to a fellow human.

THE LEFT HANDED INSULT

Never hand anything to anyone with your left hand, unless you want to deeply offend them. Traditionally, before the advent of the toilet and toilet paper, you used your left hand to clean yourself after obeying a call of nature, and your right hand was reserved for eating food and interacting with others. 

Therefore to show anyone apart from a sworn enemy your right hand is to deeply offend someone to the point of anger. Take care!

COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS

Sometimes English just won’t do and Ghanaians like to invent their own, more practical words and phrases. Two such ones are ‘traffigator’, an amalgamation of ‘traffic’ and ‘indicator’ as is used on a car and with an inserted ‘g’ for good measure.

Another car-related word is ‘boganiser’ which, in Ghana, is the correct way we think ‘vulcaniser’ should be spoken. If you need new air for your tyres and go asking for a ‘vulcaniser’, the best of luck to you!

KEEPING THE DEAD

Usually when a person dies, the body is buried within a couple of weeks, the family say goodbye and at the funeral people bring food and refreshments. 

This isn’t the case within some Christian tribes of Ghana who can leave loved ones in cold storage for up to a year and, in the most famous case in the country, five years, in order to prepare and save money for the funeral.

Funerals are lavish affairs where the deceased’s family spend an inordinate amount of money to feed and entertain large numbers of people, therefore indicating how important the person was in life.

It was implausible knowing that if anything or anybody could close church services in Ghana. The ban on religious gatherings in Ghana and other countries is having a big impact on people for whom communal prayer and the discipline of the religious calendar are central to their lives.

Ghana churches have different services in days, week, months and years which includes; all-night services, miracle services, anointing services etc. These services has taken over the lives of Ghanaians who are Christians.

The order to close the churches turned out to be the most difficult thing for Christians in Ghana to obey.

When the announcement was first made by the president, the Christian leaders were stunned and the charismatic churches in particular were in total disbelief.

 Some had hoped that the promise of miracle prayers would save Ghana from the scourge of coronavirus and were expecting the president to keep the churches and mosques open.

The churches and mosques were closed throughout Easter, the most sacred festival on the Christian calendar but yet the mainstream churches were complying and many were offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through church bank account and mobile money donations.

But some of the charismatic churches seem to think they are allowed to flout the order not to hold church services by claiming they are offering special prayers against Covid-19.

On July 26, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

August 1, the President lifted the restriction on the number of worshippers allowed in the churches and mosques and also added two hours time extension to worship.

Ghana is located very close to the equator, which gives it two main seasons that is the rainy and dry. But during the dry season it is still very humid. Ghana has a short series in season called the harmattan. Its usually very windy and dry. 

like that of the rest of the Guinea Coast of west Africa, is determined largely by the interplay of two air masses: a hot, dry continental air mass that forms over the Sahara and a warm, humid maritime tropical air mass that forms over the South Atlantic.

Both air masses move toward the equator with their hemispheric winds and meet at the Guinea Coast for several months each year. Continental air moves southward with the northeast trade winds, known in western Africa as the harmattan.

The maritime tropical air moves northward with the southwest trades. The zone where these air masses converge is characterized by seasonal line squall precipitation.

The convergence zone itself oscillates north and south, following the seasonal movements of the overhead sun and the thermal equator.

In August it reaches its most northerly position in the central Sahara with latitude of 21° about to the north pole.

In January the position change to its most southerly position about 7° N which is  a few miles from the north of the Ghana coastline.

Rains occur when the dominant air mass is maritime tropical, and drought prevails when continental air and the harmattan dominate.

THE HANDSHAKE

More than a symbol of greeting, this elaborate meeting of palms, thumbs and forefingers begins as a regular handshake then.

Before the two people withdraw hands, their palms slide together until their middle fingers are touching and then they turn their hands so that the palms are glimpsed before bringing together thumb and forefinger for the signature click at the end.

A handshake to symbolize friendship and ease can be confusing at first, but it is simple, fun and is a great indicator of showing good spirit and familiarity to a fellow human.

THE LEFT HANDED INSULT

Never hand anything to anyone with your left hand, unless you want to deeply offend them. Traditionally, before the advent of the toilet and toilet paper, you used your left hand to clean yourself after obeying a call of nature, and your right hand was reserved for eating food and interacting with others. 

Therefore to show anyone apart from a sworn enemy your right hand is to deeply offend someone to the point of anger. Take care!

COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS

Sometimes English just won’t do and Ghanaians like to invent their own, more practical words and phrases. Two such ones are ‘traffigator’, an amalgamation of ‘traffic’ and ‘indicator’ as is used on a car and with an inserted ‘g’ for good measure.

Another car-related word is ‘boganiser’ which, in Ghana, is the correct way we think ‘vulcaniser’ should be spoken. If you need new air for your tyres and go asking for a ‘vulcaniser’, the best of luck to you!

KEEPING THE DEAD

Usually when a person dies, the body is buried within a couple of weeks, the family say goodbye and at the funeral people bring food and refreshments. 

This isn’t the case within some Christian tribes of Ghana who can leave loved ones in cold storage for up to a year and, in the most famous case in the country, five years, in order to prepare and save money for the funeral.

Funerals are lavish affairs where the deceased’s family spend an inordinate amount of money to feed and entertain large numbers of people, therefore indicating how important the person was in life.

It was implausible knowing that if anything or anybody could close church services in Ghana. The ban on religious gatherings in Ghana and other countries is having a big impact on people for whom communal prayer and the discipline of the religious calendar are central to their lives.

Ghana churches have different services in days, week, months and years which includes; all-night services, miracle services, anointing services etc. These services has taken over the lives of Ghanaians who are Christians.

The order to close the churches turned out to be the most difficult thing for Christians in Ghana to obey.

When the announcement was first made by the president, the Christian leaders were stunned and the charismatic churches in particular were in total disbelief.

 Some had hoped that the promise of miracle prayers would save Ghana from the scourge of coronavirus and were expecting the president to keep the churches and mosques open.

The churches and mosques were closed throughout Easter, the most sacred festival on the Christian calendar but yet the mainstream churches were complying and many were offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through church bank account and mobile money donations.

But some of the charismatic churches seem to think they are allowed to flout the order not to hold church services by claiming they are offering special prayers against Covid-19.

On July 26, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

August 1, the President lifted the restriction on the number of worshippers allowed in the churches and mosques and also added two hours time extension to worship.

Ghana is located very close to the equator, which gives it two main seasons that is the rainy and dry. But during the dry season it is still very humid. Ghana has a short series in season called the harmattan. Its usually very windy and dry. 

like that of the rest of the Guinea Coast of west Africa, is determined largely by the interplay of two air masses: a hot, dry continental air mass that forms over the Sahara and a warm, humid maritime tropical air mass that forms over the South Atlantic.

Both air masses move toward the equator with their hemispheric winds and meet at the Guinea Coast for several months each year. Continental air moves southward with the northeast trade winds, known in western Africa as the harmattan.

The maritime tropical air moves northward with the southwest trades. The zone where these air masses converge is characterized by seasonal line squall precipitation.

The convergence zone itself oscillates north and south, following the seasonal movements of the overhead sun and the thermal equator.

In August it reaches its most northerly position in the central Sahara with latitude of 21° about to the north pole.

In January the position change to its most southerly position about 7° N which is  a few miles from the north of the Ghana coastline.

Rains occur when the dominant air mass is maritime tropical, and drought prevails when continental air and the harmattan dominate.

THE HANDSHAKE

More than a symbol of greeting, this elaborate meeting of palms, thumbs and forefingers begins as a regular handshake then.

Before the two people withdraw hands, their palms slide together until their middle fingers are touching and then they turn their hands so that the palms are glimpsed before bringing together thumb and forefinger for the signature click at the end.

A handshake to symbolize friendship and ease can be confusing at first, but it is simple, fun and is a great indicator of showing good spirit and familiarity to a fellow human.

THE LEFT HANDED INSULT

Never hand anything to anyone with your left hand, unless you want to deeply offend them. Traditionally, before the advent of the toilet and toilet paper, you used your left hand to clean yourself after obeying a call of nature, and your right hand was reserved for eating food and interacting with others. 

Therefore to show anyone apart from a sworn enemy your right hand is to deeply offend someone to the point of anger. Take care!

COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS

Sometimes English just won’t do and Ghanaians like to invent their own, more practical words and phrases. Two such ones are ‘traffigator’, an amalgamation of ‘traffic’ and ‘indicator’ as is used on a car and with an inserted ‘g’ for good measure.

Another car-related word is ‘boganiser’ which, in Ghana, is the correct way we think ‘vulcaniser’ should be spoken. If you need new air for your tyres and go asking for a ‘vulcaniser’, the best of luck to you!

KEEPING THE DEAD

Usually when a person dies, the body is buried within a couple of weeks, the family say goodbye and at the funeral people bring food and refreshments. 

This isn’t the case within some Christian tribes of Ghana who can leave loved ones in cold storage for up to a year and, in the most famous case in the country, five years, in order to prepare and save money for the funeral.

Funerals are lavish affairs where the deceased’s family spend an inordinate amount of money to feed and entertain large numbers of people, therefore indicating how important the person was in life.

It was implausible knowing that if anything or anybody could close church services in Ghana. The ban on religious gatherings in Ghana and other countries is having a big impact on people for whom communal prayer and the discipline of the religious calendar are central to their lives.

Ghana churches have different services in days, week, months and years which includes; all-night services, miracle services, anointing services etc. These services has taken over the lives of Ghanaians who are Christians.

The order to close the churches turned out to be the most difficult thing for Christians in Ghana to obey.

When the announcement was first made by the president, the Christian leaders were stunned and the charismatic churches in particular were in total disbelief.

 Some had hoped that the promise of miracle prayers would save Ghana from the scourge of coronavirus and were expecting the president to keep the churches and mosques open.

The churches and mosques were closed throughout Easter, the most sacred festival on the Christian calendar but yet the mainstream churches were complying and many were offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through church bank account and mobile money donations.

But some of the charismatic churches seem to think they are allowed to flout the order not to hold church services by claiming they are offering special prayers against Covid-19.

On July 26, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

August 1, the President lifted the restriction on the number of worshippers allowed in the churches and mosques and also added two hours time extension to worship.

Ghana is located very close to the equator, which gives it two main seasons that is the rainy and dry. But during the dry season it is still very humid. Ghana has a short series in season called the harmattan. Its usually very windy and dry. 

like that of the rest of the Guinea Coast of west Africa, is determined largely by the interplay of two air masses: a hot, dry continental air mass that forms over the Sahara and a warm, humid maritime tropical air mass that forms over the South Atlantic.

Both air masses move toward the equator with their hemispheric winds and meet at the Guinea Coast for several months each year. Continental air moves southward with the northeast trade winds, known in western Africa as the harmattan.

The maritime tropical air moves northward with the southwest trades. The zone where these air masses converge is characterized by seasonal line squall precipitation.

The convergence zone itself oscillates north and south, following the seasonal movements of the overhead sun and the thermal equator.

In August it reaches its most northerly position in the central Sahara with latitude of 21° about to the north pole.

In January the position change to its most southerly position about 7° N which is  a few miles from the north of the Ghana coastline.

Rains occur when the dominant air mass is maritime tropical, and drought prevails when continental air and the harmattan dominate.

THE HANDSHAKE

More than a symbol of greeting, this elaborate meeting of palms, thumbs and forefingers begins as a regular handshake then.

Before the two people withdraw hands, their palms slide together until their middle fingers are touching and then they turn their hands so that the palms are glimpsed before bringing together thumb and forefinger for the signature click at the end.

A handshake to symbolize friendship and ease can be confusing at first, but it is simple, fun and is a great indicator of showing good spirit and familiarity to a fellow human.

THE LEFT HANDED INSULT

Never hand anything to anyone with your left hand, unless you want to deeply offend them. Traditionally, before the advent of the toilet and toilet paper, you used your left hand to clean yourself after obeying a call of nature, and your right hand was reserved for eating food and interacting with others. 

Therefore to show anyone apart from a sworn enemy your right hand is to deeply offend someone to the point of anger. Take care!

COMING UP WITH NEW WORDS

Sometimes English just won’t do and Ghanaians like to invent their own, more practical words and phrases. Two such ones are ‘traffigator’, an amalgamation of ‘traffic’ and ‘indicator’ as is used on a car and with an inserted ‘g’ for good measure.

Another car-related word is ‘boganiser’ which, in Ghana, is the correct way we think ‘vulcaniser’ should be spoken. If you need new air for your tyres and go asking for a ‘vulcaniser’, the best of luck to you!

KEEPING THE DEAD

Usually when a person dies, the body is buried within a couple of weeks, the family say goodbye and at the funeral people bring food and refreshments. 

This isn’t the case within some Christian tribes of Ghana who can leave loved ones in cold storage for up to a year and, in the most famous case in the country, five years, in order to prepare and save money for the funeral.

Funerals are lavish affairs where the deceased’s family spend an inordinate amount of money to feed and entertain large numbers of people, therefore indicating how important the person was in life.

It was implausible knowing that if anything or anybody could close church services in Ghana. The ban on religious gatherings in Ghana and other countries is having a big impact on people for whom communal prayer and the discipline of the religious calendar are central to their lives.

Ghana churches have different services in days, week, months and years which includes; all-night services, miracle services, anointing services etc. These services has taken over the lives of Ghanaians who are Christians.

The order to close the churches turned out to be the most difficult thing for Christians in Ghana to obey.

When the announcement was first made by the president, the Christian leaders were stunned and the charismatic churches in particular were in total disbelief.

 Some had hoped that the promise of miracle prayers would save Ghana from the scourge of coronavirus and were expecting the president to keep the churches and mosques open.

The churches and mosques were closed throughout Easter, the most sacred festival on the Christian calendar but yet the mainstream churches were complying and many were offering online services, which include provisions for offertory to be made through church bank account and mobile money donations.

But some of the charismatic churches seem to think they are allowed to flout the order not to hold church services by claiming they are offering special prayers against Covid-19.

On July 26, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

August 1, the President lifted the restriction on the number of worshippers allowed in the churches and mosques and also added two hours time extension to worship.

Ghana is located very close to the equator, which gives it two main seasons that is the rainy and dry. But during the dry season it is still very humid. Ghana has a short series in season called the harmattan. Its usually very windy and dry. 

like that of the rest of the Guinea Coast of west Africa, is determined largely by the interplay of two air masses: a hot, dry continental air mass that forms over the Sahara and a warm, humid maritime tropical air mass that forms over the South Atlantic.

Both air masses move toward the equator with their hemispheric winds and meet at the Guinea Coast for several months each year. Continental air moves southward with the northeast trade winds, known in western Africa as the harmattan.

The maritime tropical air moves northward with the southwest trades. The zone where these air masses converge is characterized by seasonal line squall precipitation.

The convergence zone itself oscillates north and south, following the seasonal movements of the overhead sun and the thermal equator.

In August it reaches its most northerly position in the central Sahara with latitude of 21° about to the north pole.

In January the position change to its most southerly position about 7° N which is  a few miles from the north of the Ghana coastline.

Rains occur when the dominant air mass is maritime tropical, and drought prevails when continental air and the harmattan dominate.