Showing posts with label Buluk culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buluk culture. Show all posts

4 Apr 2023

A Brief About The Bulsa of Northern Ghana

The Bulsa people are an ethnic group living in the Upper East Region of Ghana. They are known for their rich culture, unique customs, and traditional way of life. In this blog post, we will explore the history, culture, and traditions of the Bulsa people.

Feok Festival 2022 Review

The 2022 edition of the annual Feok Festival celebration came off successfully as usual. The grand Durbar came off on 20th December 2022 at the Durbar grounds in Sandema. This year's celebration witnessed significantly low patronage, with the dire economic situation of the country being the major contributor.

8 Jul 2022

Buluk History: Questions begging for answers

We are Bulsa because we have connections with Buluk. But, have we all paused for a second to ask about the meanings of these terms, "Buluk" and "Bulsa/Builsa/Bulsa"?

10 Jun 2022

Feok Festival 2021 Review

 The 2021 Feok Festival celebrations went on smoothly as usual. The grand durbar was held on 16th December 2021.

Attendance was low at this year's celebrations partly due to the uncertainty and late communication of the date for the grand durbar and also partly due to the hairy menacing COVID-19 pandemic whose Omicron variant was more flammable than hydrocarbon chemicals.

3 Mar 2021

Feok Festival 2020 Review

Preparations for the celebration of the only major event on a Bulsa calendar, the Feok festival, began on a rather speculative note. There was no preparation for the celebrations with almost a month to the celebrations. Some people close to the paramount chief narrated how he was not enthused about this year's celebration because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Feb 2021

Bulsa Cultural Practices and Infectious Diseases

Several cultural practices continue to stand in the way of public health in the Buluk community and need urgent attention, especially in times such as those brought about by COVID-19. Some of these practices include but are not limited to the following;

1. Handling of dead bodies: People die from different

20 Apr 2020

Feok Festival 2019 in Pictures

Below are some photos from the 2019 Feok festival celebration held in Sandema, capital town of the Bulsa North District.


5 Aug 2019

Feok Festival 2018 In Pictures

Buluk queen mothers
Queen mothers of Buluk at Feok festival 2018
Here are some pictures of the 2018 Feok festival held at Sandema in the Upper East region. This is an annual

23 Apr 2019

Feok Festival 2018 Review: The Ups, The Downs and The 'Ugly Monster'

The 2018 edition of the Feok festival came off successfully and was highly patronized. In fact, this was the most patronized of all Feok festival celebrations in recent times. This patronage can partly be attributed to

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