The Moors were Black Muslims of Northwest Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval (middle ages) who ruled 754 years before the collapse of the Mali Empire! This included present-day Spain and Portugal as well as the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish. Derived from the Latin word “Maurus,” the term […]
Monthly Archives: March 2022
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Queen Scotia appears in a chronical called the Book of Leinster , a medieval Irish manuscript which was compiled in around 1160 AD. The book was compiled by an abbot named Áed Ua Crimthainn who deeply respected the traditions and history of Ireland, even when they were at odds with his views as a Christian […]
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Techiman is the leading market town in Ghana and is, together with Sunyani, one of the two chief cities of the Bono and Ahafo Regions. This is located at a historical crossroads of trade routes and the Tano River, and serves as capital of the Techiman Municipal District. Techiman is the legendary birthplace of all […]
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According to Royal Oral Tradition, the founders of Denkyira who are currently domiciled in the Central Region of modern Ghana originally migrated from the Volta, South of the Niger Bend. Due to the arid nature of the land which led to famine and struggle over arable lands, their ancestors moved south westwards and in the […]
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The Brong-Ahafo region before it was divided into separate regions was previously a very dense forested area for hunting especially the AHAFO area. The name “AHAFO” means “Bush Hunters” who travelled from various tribes at different parts of ancient Ghana before the coming of the Europeans just to come there and hunt for wild animals and later […]
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Cleidomancy originated from Greece and was adopted by the Romans and later England. It involves using a key attached to a Bible to predict the future! This System of divination using a suspended door key hooked on a Bible was performed when the sun or moon was in Virgo. The name of the individual being […]