No, not the 4th of July; the 6th of March. On this day In 1957 (59 years ago) Ghana became the first African colony to gain its independence. Catherine (unhelpfully) noted that Ghana is only 10 years older than me!
President Mahama presided over the official celebrations at Independence Square with an encouraging speech. At Legon Interdenominational Church, a small portion of the service was devoted to the holiday, culminating with an emotional singing of the first stanza of the national anthem. The sanctuary was decorated with the national colors as you can see in the photo below.
Another item for the “parents are the last to know” file: both our children already know the lyrics to the national anthem thanks to school assemblies.
—Matt
