Independence Day in Ghana and the United States

On March 6th, Ghana is celebrating Independence Day. Ghana was the first country in Africa to gain there independence back in 1957 by there first president named Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. They gained independence when Britain relinquished its control over the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland. The day of Independence Day they would cook a big Ghanaian feast with Jelly rice, waakye, omotuo and peanut butter soup. They would play traditional music and dances. people also dress in red, gold, and green African attire with holding Ghanaian flags to rep their country to celebrate their independence from the British. plus, the government and companies would come out to the parades to march and dance.

In the United States, we celebrate independence day on the 4th of July. By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. Therefore, here in the united states we associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches. My family usually throws a big cookout with all of our family and later at night we watch the fireworks.

This information has been a great experience because one day I'd love to visit Ghana and learn more about there county, so I did research of their events and what they celebrate. What really stuck out to me is that they have an event coming up and they are celebrating Independence Day on the March the 6th. I found it very interesting because here in America we celebrate it on July 4th. So, I had done research on the two to find out the difference between the major differences. The most interesting part is that we almost do the same thing but instead we rep our own flags and colors.