Fiok festival
{{Short description|Festival in Ghana by the Sandema people}}
The Fiok festival (also known as Feok Festival) is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Sandema in the Upper East Region of Ghana.{{cite web|title=Festivals in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/tourism/festivals.php|publisher=www.ghanaweb.com|accessdate=27 December 2011}} The festival is celebrated in the month of December every year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanawebsolutions.com/serve.php?id=572&d=Fiok-Festival|title=Fiok Festival , 2019 - GWS Online GH|website=www.ghanawebsolutions.com|access-date=2019-01-27}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Festival {{!}} The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Berlin, Germany|url=https://ghanaemberlin.de/travel-tourism/festival/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Embassy of Ghana, Germany}}
Celebration
War dancers from different villages in the region perform on stage. They are armed with bows and arrows, short axes, shields and spears to relive scenes from wars from the previous years. There are also scenes of resistance and how Babatu was defeated.{{Cite web|title=THE FEOK FESTIVAL {{!}} Olives Travel and Tour|url=https://olivestravelandtour.com/itinerary/the-feok-festival/,%20https://olivestravelandtour.com/itinerary/the-feok-festival/|access-date=2020-08-15|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Significance
The festival has become very significant in the area of Builsa in current times. It is claimed to have given a true sense of identity and solidarity to the builsa tribe.