thumb|Honoring heritage through graceful steps. thumb|Chief priest shaving the Dipo girls thumb|girls are marched around the town celebrating their passage of the rites thumb Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, and is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. The rite is performed by the people of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. The rite is performed in April every year. It is used to usher virgin girls into puberty or womanhood, and signifies that a participating girl is of age to
thumb|Honoring heritage through graceful steps. thumb|Chief priest shaving the Dipo girls thumb|girls are marched around the town celebrating their passage of the rites thumb Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, and is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. The rite is performed by the people of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern region of Ghana. The rite is performed in April every year. It is used to usher virgin girls into puberty or womanhood, and signifies that a participating girl is of age to be married. Parents, upon hearing the announcement of the rite, send their qualified girls to the chief priest. The girls, however, have to go through rituals and tests to prove their chastity before they qualify to partake in the festival.
== Ritual Process and Stages == On the first day of the rites, the girls' heads are shaved and they dressed in cloth around their waist to the knee level. This is done by a special ritual mother, and it signifies their transition from childhood to adulthood. They are paraded through the community as initiates (dipo-yo).
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