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  • Activities for Otumfuo’s 25th Anniversary celebrations

    Activities for Otumfuo’s 25th Anniversary celebrations


    Asanteman is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in the year 2024.

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ascended to the throne on April 26, 1999, succeeding the late Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, who passed away in February 1999.

    Throughout 2024, Manhyia Palace has planned a series of events and programs to commemorate Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s silver jubilee. The schedule, shared by pro-Manhyia social media outlet, The Asante Nation, includes the following activities:

    1. February 6, 2024 – Observing the 150th anniversary of the Sagrenti War through a symposium at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). A book titled “History of Asante” will also be launched.

      2. February 8, 2024 – Kuntunkuni Dwabo or Black Durbar at Dwabrem in the Manhyia Palace, commemorating the Sagrenti War. The first batch of artefacts, recovered from the Fowler Museum, will be officially presented.

    3. March 30, 2024 – Clean-up exercise in all traditional areas of Asanteman with a concurrent decongestion exercise in parts of Kumasi.

    4. April 21, 2024 – Religious feast for all fetish priests in Asanteman at the Bogyawe grounds in the Manhyia Palace.

    5. April 24, 2024 (Awukudae) – Feast for ethnic groups in Asanteman, followed by a Grand Durbar for Asantehene and the ethnic groups.

    6. April 25, 2024 – Fireworks activities in selected parts of Kumasi and a musical jam at Jubilee Park.

    7. April 26, 2024 – Non-denominational thanksgiving service marking exactly 25 years of distinguished leadership at Dwabrem grounds, followed by a fundraising dinner for the Otumfuo Foundation.

    8. May 6, 2024 – 75th Birthday of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, with a Mini Durbar and thanksgiving ceremony at the Cyprian Church.

    9. May 10, 2024 – Mega musical concert in Kumasi featuring Asante musicians.

    10. May 12, 2024 – Grand Silver Jubilee Durbar (Akwasidae-Kese) at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, with dignitaries from around the world in attendance.

    11. November 24, 2024 – Lecture and symposium to mark the 100th anniversary of the return of Prempeh I from Seychelles Island, commemorating the leader’s threat to the British after his exile in 1896.

  • Bruce Lee’s 50th anniversary commemorated by fans

    Bruce Lee’s 50th anniversary commemorated by fans

    This week, fans are conducting exhibitions and martial arts classes in Hong Kong to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous martial artist Bruce Lee’s passing in 1973.

    At a time when racial stereotypes were prevalent, the celebrity paved the way for Asian males in Hollywood. Lee demonstrated that Asian males may be more than just valets or bad guys.

    Lee, who was raised in Hong Kong after being born in San Francisco, continued his education there.

    Before getting the part of Kato in the television series “The Green Hornet,” he taught martial arts and received little roles in Hollywood.

    A martial arts movie called “The Big Boss” that he landed as the lead after returning to Hong Kong gave him his big break and, after the 1971 release of the movie, made him well-known throughout Asia.

    Lee’s reputation as a ruthless, lightning-fast fighter was cemented by the success of “Fist of Fury” and “The Way of the Dragon” at the box office the following year.

    His brain swelled, resulting in his death in 1973 at the age of just 32, and this was linked to a negative reaction to medications. “Enter the Dragon,” his fourth significant motion picture, had just wrapped up filming when he began work on his fifth.

    Lee expressed a sort of Chinese culture in his films, according to film expert Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, who taught Lee’s films at the University of Hong Kong.

    “I would call Bruce Lee a paragon of Sinophone soft power success with Hong Kong characteristics,” he says .

    The scenes where he bares his torso and flexes his muscles were essential because they show how ripped bodies can belong to Asian heroes as well.

    “He made Asian men sexy, and that is something I don’t think we talk about enough,” Magnan-Park says.