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Brief history of Axim Axim lies 60 kilometres west of the Port of Takoradi and 252 kilometres from Accra. Axim is the largest town on the coast west of Takoradi, located almost halfway between Elubo and Takoradi. This settlement of approximately twenty-four thousand (24,000) people is situated in a quiet and sheltered natural bay. Axim, like Discove, was formed from two settlements known as “Upper Town” and “Lower Town”. The people are mainly fishermen and farmers. In the 16th century Axim was one of the busiest trading posts on the West African Coast. History has it that, Axim was a major port for the export of mainly timber products and gold. The people of Axim celebrate their annual Kundum festival with a colourful durbar of chiefs. Kundum …show more content…

Osei (2002, p: iv) explains culture as the particular art, thought and customs of a society. An internet source, (www.livescience.com 2013) also explains culture as the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religious, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Culture describes the cumulative influences on a group of people or society - their collective knowledge, characteristics and learned behaviours. This knowledge is passed on from generation to generation and accounts for the different cultures seen around the world, for example, Western culture, Eastern culture, African culture etc. Each of these cultures is defined by values, traditions, social habits and behaviours, language, belief systems, concepts of the universe, dress, music and arts that they encompass (www.worldtransformation.com 2013) According to Falola and Salm (2002 p. ix), the Africans regard culture as essential to their lives and future development. African cultural forms continue to survive and thrive because of its

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