by GreenViews | Oct 8, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture
Tradition, culture and beliefs are ingrained in the Ghanaian culture. Omugwo is one of those customs, one as crucial and traditional as the African head wrap or the use of waist beads, just to name a few. But what is omugwo? What practices does it involve and who...
by GreenViews | Sep 24, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture, History of Ghana
Technology has changed how we do things generally and made life easier, but one of the beauties of Africa is the fact that many of the natural and sustainable ways of doing things are very much alive. We want to introduce you to Taa Kotsa & Sawie, the natural...
by GreenViews | Sep 21, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture, Living in Ghana
One word that could describe Africa as a whole continent is diversity. Africa is made up of 54 different countries, each with its own cultures, traditions, landscapes and of course, languages. According to the department of African and African American studies of...
by GreenViews | Sep 16, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture
African black soap has been used for centuries in West African countries. It originates with the Yoruba people in Nigeria and Yoruba communities in Benin and Togo. In Yoruba language black soap is ose (soap) and dudu (black). It’s actually one of the most...
by GreenViews | Aug 25, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture
Since ancient times, music has been at the core of every culture and civilization. It’s a means where people express emotions through a combination of sounds, lyrics and rhythm. It can be so powerful that for example, in advertising, it has been geared so as to create...
by GreenViews | Aug 19, 2022 | Ghanaian Culture, History of Ghana
Shea butter has been used for centuries in the ghanaian culture. It is an African ancestral beauty product that has been passed down from generation to generation, mother to daughter, grandmother to granddaughter. Ghanaian shea butter is regarded as the “African...