On the 10th of November, with the beautiful Canberra sun shining and many family and friends present, Eric Agyemang-Duah and his wife Grissel Agyemang-Duah, both from the Akan tribe, named their son in a Ghanaian traditional ceremony.
Naming ceremonies in the Akan tradition (abadinto) from the West-African nation of Ghana are a very special occasion which brings together family and friends from all walks of life to celebrate God’s gift, in the form of a child, to new parents. This recent ceremony in Canberra gives fascinating insights into how much family and cultural ties matter to the African community here in the ACT – a community that represents a portion of more than 180 different countries of birth represented in this beautiful multicultural city they now call home.