General News of Tuesday, 7 January 2020Source: bbc.comWhy Ghanaians pray instead of partyChurch hallIn our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about why she avoided New Year celebrations. The belief is if things start off well on the first day of the year, the rest of the year will turn out fine. The night-time service that sees in the New Year therefore tends to be the most enthusiastically patronised church service in Ghana. The need to wear whiteMaking sure you start on a high note means you wear white clothes on the first day of the year. The churches are therefore full of people in white clothes and even those who do not make it to church, wear white clothes wherever the New Year finds them.

Source: GhanaWeb January 07, 2020 15:00 UTC