tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15807790159895546942025-09-27T01:56:37.748+00:00A blog about Buluk politics, culture, lifestyle, and tourism. Motivational, business, self-help and other topics are also discussed here.Atanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919580302031104315noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580779015989554694.post-2346358493311924032024-08-20T14:58:00.110+00:002025-09-21T11:28:34.397+00:00

This year's edition of the annual Feok Festival celebration was observed as usual. The grand durbar was on 23rd December at the durbar grounds in Sandema of the Upper East region of Ghana.Prior to the grand durbar, football fun games were organized and Nyaansa were eventual winners with Kori as runners' up.This year's durbar did not get enough patronage and can best be described as the lowest in

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Chieftaincy is an important aspect of traditional governance among many ethnic groups in Ghana, including the Bulsa. The chieftaincy system in Buluk is unique and reflects the history, culture, and traditions of the Bulsa. This blog post explores the role of chieftaincy in Buluk and its significance to the Bulsa.History of Chieftaincy in Buluk The chieftaincy system in Buluk dates back

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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.HistoryThe Bulsa people are believed to have migrated to their current location in the Upper East Region of Ghana over 500 years ago. They

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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. Feok Festival 2022The Feok Fun Games were organized by Prime Buluk Consortium [PBC], a

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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"?I will not go deep into the history. We are all aware that Buluk history has two sides to it, the Atuga side and the "other" side. According to some records, the latter owned the land and Atuga came from Mamprugu land and settled with

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Medical knowledge aboundsMost Bulsa still have an unwavering faith in the traditional and spiritual healers. They believe some conditions can only be managed by spiritualists and not "White man medicine". Some prefer to die trying traditional healing methods than going to a health facility for treatment. That is how faithful they are to the traditional system. Although traditional medical

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 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.War dance session at

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 Recently, Sandema, the once highly revered town, has come into the spotlight for the alarming rate of armed robbery in the town. With the rampant daylight robberies of businesses and individuals, the once free town has been gripped with fear and panic. These days, people begin to run helter-skelter at the blast of a car tire, without looking back to know the cause of the noise. The

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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. He thought celebrating the festival would

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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 kinds of diseases and ailments. Some of these diseases are communicable. Most of the time,

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When those you admire are engaged in wrongdoing, you will find technical terms and juicy words to defend, even without asking or waiting for the facts. When a road contract is awarded to a contractor whom you derive benefits from, you will always be quick to put up a spirited defense when other citizens are advocating for him to do the right thing. READ THIS 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 The Road Contract: MyTurn

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The ongoing discussion about the Sandema mahogany trees and the road is a wake-up call to realities we, Bulsa, have always preferred to ignore because we think taking time off to think and reflect on serious issues is inconveniencing. So, we often choose to shut off rather than face the inconvenient truth: thinking, reflecting, analyzing, planning, and implementing proper actions.The historic and

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Recently, there has been a big debate on social media when news broke on Ghanaweb about the felling of the historic mahogany trees for the construction of the Sandema town stretch of the Navrongo - Sandema - Weisi road. Many people have advocated for the construction of this road in the past to no avail, key among them being the late Paramount chief of Buluk, Nab Sir Azantilow Ayieta. Many others

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The Feok festival is celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Bulsa Traditional area in the Upper East region of Ghana, West Africa. This festival is celebrated annually in the month of December to thank the ancestors and God for a successful harvest season and also to celebrate the ancestors for their fierce resistance against notorious slave raiders during the era of the slave trade. You

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

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The 2019 edition of the Feok festival witnessed a great display of culture and tradition as usual. The spice of this year's celebration was the display of cultural artifacts by the Bulsa Heritage and Cultural Society [BHCS] being spearheaded by Mr. John Agandin. This year, a stand was allocated to the group to exhibit all manner of cultural materials. People who visited the stand were thrilled

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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 festival that is celebrated to thank the gods for a successful harvest season and to also honor the ancestors for their fierce resistance to slave raiders in the past.The festival is the main event that brings Bulsa from all walks of life to

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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 the attendance by the first gentleman of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the accompanying advertisement. However, a few observations were made from the 2018 Feok

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MYTURN: MyTurn is a popular road contractor in the Upper East region of Ghana, also called Lesken in Bolga. He is a politically-affiliated contractor who does his job in the heat of the political moment. This contractor is known for constructing roads in political seasons. An example is the Talensi-Winkogo road which he was awarded on contract for over four years but only came to construct

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid a visit to Buluk on Friday, 20th July 2018, as part of his two-day working visit to the Upper East region. Ideally, every visit by a president of the land should come with some benefits to our community. Now, I will like to consider some of the things the president said during his address to the chiefs and people of Buluk below: President

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There are several genuine ways you can explore to start making money online. I must tell you none of these is a get-rich-quick scheme. In fact, most of these methods need some hard work and dedication. Some methods listed here will not require a registration fee and are not limited by the location you find yourself. In an era of high internet fraud and robbery following many people's desire to

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Buluk has successful sons and daughters serving in various capacities all over Ghana and abroad. But what are the contributions of these successful ones to the development agenda of Buluk? The "big men" of Buluk want to be worshipped. They are happy with the "master-servant" relationship. They are afraid there may be nobody at home to wash and iron their clothes, clean their rooms, prepare

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There is a recent development on social media which has been labeled "Builsa Feok festival - Accra chapter". I must say I am highly disappointed in this kind of activity which seeks to desecrate the only homecoming festival of Bulsa, the Feok festival. Buluk has a tradition that must be kept sacred. The fact that we want the festival to be well advertised and highly patronized doesn't mean

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