Abban, E. (2019). Symbolic significance of Enyan Abaasa Asafo flags

Images on Asafo flags are normally allegoric representation of proverbs, metaphors, maxims and traditions associated with the cultures of the Akans. This study employed descriptive and analytical methods. An inquiry discovery, oral interviews and questionnaires were employed to bring to bear some of the hidden Asafo flags and their philosophical representations. It was revealed that most of the youths did not associate themselves with the Asafo groups because of religious beliefs they lack the philosophical meanings of most of the symbols used in the various Asafo flags. This has negatively affected the sustenance, promotion, and transmission of Asafo activities from one generation to another making the youths of today lack various ethics, cultural values of our societies. It has therefore become imperative now to explore into the philosophical interpretations of Asafo flags for documentation and referencing.