Colonial parade going strong

Festival that began in 1920s as a way of poking fun at Europeans has become beloved

A fancy dress New Year festival that began almost a century ago in Ghana as a searing satire of colonial life is still thriving today, with hundreds of people dressing up and donning masks.

On the streets of Winneba, a fishing town a two-hour drive from the capital Accra, a four-meter tall Santa Claus waving Ghana's flag marches past a wolf shimmying to the jazzy beats played by a brass band.