Greetings are a very important part of the culture in the village (though I would say greetings are important to Ghanaian culture in general, just usually less formal than in the village). Luckily, Mumuni Zakaria was kind enough to tell us who to greet and how to greet them, translate for us (as most, probably 95+%, of the people don't speak any English) and make sure we did all the appropriate things (giving kola nuts and squatting for the chief, telling us when we could take photos, etc.)
Below are photos of the kola nuts; it is customary to give kola nuts to the chief of a village in the North when greeting him. Also below is a photo of the chief (back left with stripes and turquoise hat) and his elders after we greeted them. The chief gave us 20 eggs (!!) to welcome us.
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