They have a matrilineal kinship system, with descent and property passed through the maternal lines.

A religious Kundum Festival is held annually all over the Ahanta and Nzema areas.

It begins in the easternmost part of Ahanta and advances southwestward together with the harvest period.

Ritual drumming, singing, and dancing take place for four weeks, and are considered the way the community expels devils and protects its good fortune.

This festival is the main occasion on which the satirical avudewene songs are performed by young men.