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The Year of Return Celebrations in Ghana

After being away from home these past few years, I was definitely looking forward to spending Christmas at home with my family and friends in Ghana with some good homecooked meals and much needed family banter that keeps the house alive and always buzzing!

As well as this, I was looking forward to the 2019 Year of Return celebrations that were generating massive publicity for Ghana, thanks to the line-up of activities for the Christmas season. As much as it was about having a good time, it targeted love and togetherness as one people - Africans.

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Was Ghana's ambitious #YearOfReturn project a success?🤔

In 2019, Ghana’s🇬🇭 “Year of Return” (YoR) marked the 400th year since the first enslaved Africans arrived in America. ‘The “YoR” allowed the locals to embrace their culture, and for descendants of Africa🌍 who’d never (or don’t often) come to the motherland, to come and learn about their heritage and bask in it.’ - Jeneis Osei, friend of AASOA.

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