I woke up this morning with a touch of harmattan and then it reminds me again about the Christmas season. Here in Lagos state western part of Nigeria, we don't normally experience harmattan that much like the people living in the Eastern and Northern parts of Nigeria. The touch of harmattan gives me this unusual feeling about the season 🥳🎉🎉...I think I can't explain it better but it's one of the breezes that tunes me in so much about the season...
I love the Christmas season so much❤️❤️❤️. The fun, the songs, the spread of love, the gift 🎁, the togetherness, the food, and everything about the season always makes me feel unusual happiness. There is one thing that makes me always look forward to the season every year and that one thing is the family get-together💝
I grew up celebrating Christmas with large families. I have mentioned before that my grandma raised me right from age 7 till I got married in her house. Being a polygamous family, it's usually a celebration that involves lots of adults and children from both wives. The men who have married will all come back together from wherever city they reside to the family house for the celebration. Those residing in the hometown with their kids as well will all gather at my grandma's house from the 24th of December to 27th before they can go back to their respective homes for the new year celebration.
That 3 days of family get-together is always an unforgettable memory that makes my heart sing with joy, so delightful 🙂 ❤️. I can still vividly remember how we roll with each other then, cooking together in large pots as if we are hosting the entire village 😍😂. Fast forward to now that I am married to my own family. Guess what, I married another polygamous family 😂😂. I have been with them for 8 years now and I feel the same love and togetherness I have been enjoying about Christmas all the years I spent in my grandma's house.
I don't know about you but for me, nothing bonds family well like togetherness. In this case, we don't only stay together to Merry, dance, and go back to our respective states of residence but we have this family culture of a day with the family members. On this day, it's all about a review of how the year went. the struggles, the achievement, the challenges, the good news, and our plans for the next year after which, we end up the session with family prayers. Oh...yes, I brought this idea to my husband's family house, and trust me, it's been a welcome idea to the entire household.
In my own biological family, it's a tradition initiated by my mum after the demise of my Dad but it usually takes place just before the new year. So I made it happen in my husband's family within the 25th and 26th of December so I can have all the time to join my biological family as well.
This has been one of the best things I look forward to seeing every Christmas season, unfortunately...I am not gonna travel this year due to some reasons beyond my control at the moment 😉. The good thing is that everyone is already tuned in to this tradition and with or without me, I am sure it will hold perfectly.
This post is in response to the #hivelearners community contest on the topic titled ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT CHRISTMAS
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