{"id":17108,"date":"2024-08-06T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:25:25","slug":"2024-agortime-annual-festival-set-with-culture-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108","title":{"rendered":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 2024 Agotime Annual Kente Festival (Agbamevor Za), is set to be celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Agotime Traditional Area in the Volta Region under the auspices of Konor Nene Nuer Keteku IV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vibrant and culturally rich event, celebrated annually, is scheduled to take place from August 4th to 11th, 2024, under the theme: \u201cRepositioning the Kente Heritage for Inclusive Development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The festival will be honoured by the presence of government representatives, ministers, members of parliament, distinguished chiefs and queen mothers, members of the diplomatic corps, captains of industry, and tourists from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17114\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The festival will feature a variety of activities including a Football Gala, Health Walk, Quiz Competition, Women and Children\u2019s Day Mini Durbar, Godigbe (historic day of landing), Kente Weaving Competition, Heroes and Heroines\u2019 Day, Asialetorme (Maidens Water Fetching Rite), Miss Kente Pageant, Food Bazaar, Street Carnival, Grand Durbar, and Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Church Service, among others.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17117\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0060.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Organising Committee of the festival noted that it \u201cpromises to be an unforgettable cultural experience, celebrating the beauty and heritage of the Kente cloth while fostering inclusive development for the Agotime Traditional Area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17118\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0063.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17119\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0062.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1097\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Agotime Annual Kente Festival (Agbamevor Za), is set to be celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Agotime Traditional Area in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3923],"class_list":["post-17108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-agortime-festial"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2024 Agotime Annual Kente Festival (Agbamevor Za), is set to be celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Agotime Traditional Area in the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Express News Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"949\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"745\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FelixNyaaba3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FelixNyaaba3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c\"},\"headline\":\"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108\"},\"wordCount\":200,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AGORTIME FESTIAL\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Local News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108\",\"name\":\"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg\",\"width\":949,\"height\":745},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=17108#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Express News Ghana\",\"description\":\"Trust, Reliable &amp; Timely\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":617,\"caption\":\"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/web.facebook.com\\\/nyaaba.felix.3\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/FelixNyaaba3\",\"https:\\\/\\\/studio.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC6BQ59pRrPXKInz_hRjM7kA\\\/editing\\\/images\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c\",\"name\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana","og_description":"The 2024 Agotime Annual Kente Festival (Agbamevor Za), is set to be celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Agotime Traditional Area in the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108","og_site_name":"Express News Ghana","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3","article_published_time":"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":949,"height":745,"url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FelixNyaaba3","twitter_site":"@FelixNyaaba3","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108"},"author":{"name":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c"},"headline":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display","datePublished":"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108"},"wordCount":200,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg","keywords":["AGORTIME FESTIAL"],"articleSection":["Local News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108","name":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display - Express News Ghana","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-06T11:51:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-06T13:25:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240804-WA0065.jpg","width":949,"height":745},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=17108#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"2024 Agortime Annual Festival Set with Culture Display"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/","name":"Express News Ghana","description":"Trust, Reliable &amp; Timely","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization","name":"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1","width":1080,"height":617,"caption":"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3","https:\/\/x.com\/FelixNyaaba3","https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6BQ59pRrPXKInz_hRjM7kA\/editing\/images"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c","name":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com"],"url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?author=1"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17108"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17125,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17108\/revisions\/17125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}