A Celebration Fit for a King!

Every 40 days there is a big celebration at the King's palace. It is a time where the community can come together to discuss community issues as well as celebrate and present gifts to the king. The gifts that I saw included food, drinks and even a goat which someone brought down front on a leash to be offered as a sacrifice. I am sure the goat was not looking forward to being the "sacrificial lamb". This summer we have had the opportunity to be a part of this festive occasion twice. The first time was in June and the second time was last week. This last time there seemed to be more people and a lot more dancing. There was also a group of students and a professor from Boston University who were participating in a study abroad program. At the beginning of the ceremony Papa Nyarko had each of us come down front so that we could be formally introduced to the King and to the Akropong Community as students from Princeton Theological Seminary fulfilling our field education experience. Introductions were also made of the group from Boston. We left before it was over but I did post some of the pictures.