JHS3 Religious And Moral Education · Term 1, Week 10

Religious Festivals

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Curriculum details

Strand
Religious Practices (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
Religious Festivals (2.1)
Content standard
B9.2.1.1 - Understand the relevance of, and the need to participate in, religious festivals
Indicator
B9.2.1.1.1 - State the meaning and types of festivals
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 10 (Week 10 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 60

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Brainstorm and explain the meaning of festivals.
1. Festivals are special occasions at which rituals are performed to honour and give thanks to God and other spirit forces for their past favours and make request for more favours. They are occasions to remember past important events.
2. Identify and explain the types of festivals in Ghana.
Types of Festivals
1. Agricultural Festivals: Celebrated to thank God, the gods and ancestors for a good harvest and ask for more in the coming year. Examples are Bakatue (Elmina) and Yam Festival (Tedudu - Peki)
2. Ancestral/Historical Festivals: Celebrated in remembrance of the past deeds of heroes and heroines and to remember past events in the life of the community. Examples are Odwira (Akuapem), Bugumchugu (Dagomba/Mamprusi) and Hogbetsotsoza (Anlo); Christmas and Eid-Adha.