By Naa Shormei Odonkor
Kumasi March 06, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Center for National Culture (CNC) has launched an initiative to promote the Ghanaian cultural identity in schools as part of activities marking the 2025 Ghana Month.
The ceremony, which was held at the Antoa Senior High School in the Kwabre East Municipality, saw the students and staff clad in various traditional attires, while officials from the CNC took turns to educate them on Ghanaian cultural values and norms to promote national pride and identity.
Mr Peter K Marfo, Acting Director of the CNC, speaking at the ceremony, said the commemoration of Ghana Month was to promote Ghana’s culture and traditions and educate citizens on the country’s history.
He noted that every year the CNC organized school tours to engage with students and teachers to strengthen cultural ties and ensure that the younger generation appreciated their cultural heritage and values.
Mr Marfo said this year, about 18 schools made up of six basic schools, four Junior High Schools (JHS) and eight Senior High Schools (SHS) would be visited to sensitize the students and staff on the need to promote the Ghanaian culture.
Some of the selected schools to be visited include Antoa SHS, Barekese SHS, Amakom M/A JHS, Pankrono R/C Basic School and others.
Mr Marfo said beyond the celebration of Ghana’s independence, the CNC was committed to promoting and preserving the Ghanaian rich cultural heritage and traditions for the future generations.
H urged the citizens to patronize made in Ghana products such as food, clothes, jewelries, footwear, music and speak their local languages.
“Wear Ghana, Eat Ghana, See Ghana, Speak, Hear and Dance Ghana to promote our cultural heritage together,” he advised.
Ghana celebrates her independence every year on March 6, to remember the struggle and sacrifices made by the forefathers.
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