A sacred object is often used to symbolize the egyabosum. At the beginning of a new year the object is ritually washed by sprinkling it with specially prepared foods. The members that share the same male lineage eat some of this food together and consequently their ties are strengthened to their egyabosum. Avoiding certain foods is another way that members of the same male lineage show their unity and respect for their egyabosum. .
When it comes to marriage, Fante males do not need an initiation but Fante females do. Upon reaching puberty, the female performs a week-long ceremony called bara. Dressed in her nicest attire, she and other female relatives (including her mother) go out to the roadside to receive gifts and congratulations from people. During that evening, she and the women get together and pray to their ancestors for the girl's fertility. Over the next five days the girl is considered unclean and remains in isolation. At the end of five days, the girls dresses in her fanciest clothes once again and goes to thank her relatives who took part in her bara ceremony.
A girl who has performed bara is often engaged to be married shortly after the ceremony, if she does not already have a fiancé. Fante can be engaged during infancy or even more strangely, while still in the womb. If the children grow up and dislike each other, they can break off the engagement made long ago by their parents. If they decide to get married, the man gives a series of gifts to his fiancée's parents. In the past, these gifts included meat and drinks, but today the gift is usually cash. The man then sends his father to his fiancée's father so that he may formally request the woman's hand in marriage. Once the woman's father accepts the request, the groom's father presents him with a gift of money or wine, often called tirinsa. This gift seals the marriage between the man and the woman.