Tano Sacred Grove and Shrine

Tano Sacred Grove and Shrine This is a historical sacred rock grove and a shrine holding the original brass pan of Tano which inspired the migration of the Fanti to the South

The caves have five compartments, including the main entrance, durbar ground, hideout, watch tower and stairs. The place is quiet and birds chirp melodious tunes to welcome tourists. Tall trees, some with withered leaves and others with different flowers, form a canopy in the forest reserve that has been declared sacred due to its cultural significance. Walking on a pathway covered with dried

leaves fallen from the trees felt like walking on a specially made carpet to welcome a king or a person of great importance. Some of the trees in the reserve have their names etched on plates and nailed to them to offer tourists the opportunity to learn names of the trees. A tourist is first taken to the main entrance of the caves to view the overlapping rocks that form an aesthetic natural landscape. Large rocks sit on one another in a way that provides caves in between them. This is where the earliest inhabitants used as shelter some 500 years ago. Standing on top of the cliffs gave an aerial view of the nearby surroundings. The place was used as a watchtower by primordial warriors to view their enemies from afar. It is worthy of mention that prehistoric artifacts such as pieces of broken pots, “oware”, earthenware, mortars, among others, can be found in the caves.

The waters of the river are used for purification. Indeed the Tano Shrine is kept nearby in the town of Tanoboase in the...
21/10/2023

The waters of the river are used for purification. Indeed the Tano Shrine is kept nearby in the town of Tanoboase in the Bono East of Ghana. However the chief priest takes this powerful religious shrine annually to the sacred grove. The practice of renewal among the Akan can take place in many sites. However, here the headwaters of the Tano, priest of the Atano Abossom centered on the sacred river Tano performed some of the important rites in all of Akan. Among the Akan who come to this place, drums text, ritual statements, archaeology, oral narratives, and proverbs allow people to reconfirm in their hearts the holiness of the Tano river shrine.

Clearly, the deities who frequent the Tano River are not small deities; they are extremely important and popular with the almighty Nyame. Actually, all tutelary deities are extensions of the Supreme Being and are personalities.

The sacred Tano is central to the Akan appreciation of nature and its life giving qualities.



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Aside Bono, Fante is the oldest sub-group of the Akans. The legends of FantseThe three Fantse warriors Obumankoma, Odapa...
21/10/2023

Aside Bono, Fante is the oldest sub-group of the Akans.

The legends of Fantse

The three Fantse warriors Obumankoma, Odapagyan and Oson who migrated from Bono to found Mankessim in 1250s.



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The caves have five compartments, including the main entrance, durbar ground, hideout, watch tower and stairs. The place is quiet and birds chirp melodious tunes to welcome tourists. Tall trees, some with withered leaves and others with different flowers, form a canopy in the forest reserve that has been declared sacred due to its cultural significance. Walking on a pathway covered with dried leaves fallen from the trees felt like walking on a specially made carpet to welcome a king or a person of great importance. Some of the trees in the reserve have their names etched on plates and nailed to them to offer tourists the opportunity to learn names of the trees. A tourist is first taken to the main entrance of the caves to view the overlapping rocks that form an aesthetic natural landscape. Large rocks sit on one another in a way that provides caves in between them. This is where the earliest inhabitants used as shelter some 500 years ago. Standing on top of the cliffs gave an aerial view of the nearby surroundings. The place was used as a watchtower by primordial warriors to view their enemies from afar. It is worthy of mention that prehistoric artifacts such as pieces of broken pots, “oware”, earthenware, mortars, among others, can be found in the caves.