In Akropong, the Akuapem capital, for instance, fresh tubers are paraded on the second day. There, the official Odwira date is the day after the ninth Wednesday Adae. It occurs in September or October— as does Aburi’s Yam Festival. The difference is that there, Adae Kese is considered a day of general mourning, especially for those departed in the past year. It is also when people who may.