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KAGORO AFAN FESTIVAL – 400 YEARS OF PAGAN CULTURAL PRACTICES AND 79 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP : AMALGAMATION OR INCULTURATION ON THE MOUNTAINS ?

By Emmanuel Gandu HIGHLIGHTS * Excerpts * In the beginning * Bwok Oefan (sanctification of the mountains) * Advent of Christianity * Christian Missionary influence on Afan festival * Modern Afan festival EXCERPTS [The yearly Kagoro Afan Festival (Bwok Oefan) celebration lights
January 2, 2026