Thousand sticks, making noise

Thousand hands, marking the rhythm

They all work for one goal

To send the bad to the sea

To clean a hut from bad luck

Thousand sticks, means thousand hands

It's all together for one cause

The Abonsam,

In Akan folklore, the traditional beliefs and practices of the Akan people of Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast, the Abonsam is a malevolent household spirit believed to take residence in a home to cause problems and misfortune on the tenants for as long as they remain oblivious to its presence.

Because it’s difficult to know for certain where an Abonsam has taken residency, in many villages, once every year, neighbors hold special ceremonies to rid themselves...

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