News:
January 8, 2018
The Chiefs and People of Winneba in the central region have marked their 2018 edition of the annual Fancy dress festival amidst pomp and pageantry at the Advance park, Winneba.
The colourful event attracted tourists and well-wishers including those from the Diaspora who admire the sixty year old masquerading heritage of the people of Simpa.
Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin underscored the importance of the fancy dress (masquerading festival) towards advancing the tourism potential of the area.
He assured of his commitment to support the development the masquerade festival to attract more tourists and bring investment to the area.
According to him, the Fancy dress festival is what makes Winneba a unique area in the whole country since it is the only town that celebrates a festival on a new year with the potential to attract investment to the area.
“This is what makes Winneba a unique place, the whole of the country, it is only Winneba, that the first day of the first month of the new year, we celebrate a festival like this, it is our desire to see this festival becoming a major festival to attracting tourism and investment” he said.
He decried the many problems that has bedeviled the celebration of the festival over the years and called for unity to advance the development of the area.
The festival which is celebrated annually on January, 1 is aimed at showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the area, bring the people together in unity for the development of the area.
The 2018 edition which coincided with the 60th anniversary of the fiesta which begun in 1957 was also used to raise funds to support the develop needs of the area.
Five masquerade groups namely Red Cross, Egyah, Nobles, Tumus and Royals participated in the 2018 fancy dress festival competition.
The competition commenced with a procession by all the five participation groups who were judged in the areas of match pass, slow dance, atwum and highlife dances.
The Effutu District Crime Officer assured of the Police commitment to protect life and property urged citizens to stay out of trouble.
The Winneba Development Association presented awards to some distinguished individuals for their immense contributions towards the sustenance of the fancy dress festival.
The 2018 masquerading festival was powered by Nice Media Ltd with support from Kasapreko and many others.
Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com