Bugum Chugu

Bugum Chugu
Fire festival celebration in Tamale
GenreLocal Fire festival
Dates9th day of Bugum Goli
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Northern Region (Ghana)
Years active800+
Attendance500,000 (2013)

The Buɣim Chuɣu (Fire Festival) is the first Dagomba festival in the year. It is celebrated in the first month of the Dagomba lunar year, the Bugum Goli (the month of fire), and is celebrated on the ninth day of the month. The festival is celebrated to remember the "lost son of a king" during ancient Dagbon.

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