Introduction 3: (1) The reason for the festivities is explained in stories handed downthrough generations. (2) Ga Homowo is a festival of Thanksgivingcelebrated by the Ga people of Ghana. (3) They had the first festivalafter the harvest, and it is now celebrated annually. (4) Unlike mostannual festivals, Ga Homowo is made up of a series of events andcelebrated within family groups. (5) These stories trace the origin of Ga Homowo to the first immigrants of the Ga tribe who landed on theshores of Ghana.