Hello Hivers It’s 4days countdown to the the D-day, 25th.
Come with me to River state Nigeria were i will shade a light on some Festive Christmas tradition that is usually done every year during christmas.
THE STREET CANIVALS
From 20th December of every year , the street carnivals begin, now organizers will decorate the streets with Ribbons, balloon, streetlights, Christmas lights and decorations, Tables and chairs will be set from one end of the street to the other, no vehicle movement, the entire streets lighten up
Then the big one, sound, There’s podium that is set for DJ's, speakers mounted at major location and the nightlife party switch to full swing. With musical performance from various artist
It’s a moment of partying with friends and loved once, each person has the leisure of setting up their table with assorted drinks and all eatables….
MUSIC CONCERT AND PARTIES
For the Record it’s a time of the year when celebrities, artist, OAP's, Comedian all put up massive shows to entertain their their teeming fans,
This is an atmosphere for families and friends to hangout seat out and have fun with each other, creating that special moments to spend time together. Concerts such as this, makes the people get to meet with their favourite artist one on one, most times the cost associated with this event can be overwhelming, but for the pleasure of the moments it’s over looked.
DINNERS AND AWARD NIGHTS
River state is a one of Nigeria’s busiest Cities, a commercial nerve centre for Companies, industries, oil and gas related, import, export,
So during festive periods like Christmas companies organises Dinners and Award nights, honouring some of it’s outstanding staffs for their contribution and support to the growth of the companies and as such there’s these gift items of bag of rice, goats, vegetable oil, chicken among other gift items.
TRAVELING
Most Christmas times, its a great time for families to reunite with their loved ones and families, now basically because in Nigeria there is always a huge influx of persons from the rural areas to the urban centre in search of a better job and a better chance at life, what this mean is that during Christmas the reverse will be the case, during Christmas the roads are usually populated with cars on the move to ans fro were lots of persons are travelling back to their village to meet up and reunite with family members, this time the price of Transportation is usually increased because of the high demand of travellers.
FOODS
When it has to do with our delicacies, always a specialty, different meals will be prepared and most times stored in the refrigerator,
During Christmas the predominant food that is symbolize as the best is “Rice” rice is one of the very celebrated food during Christmas, not that we don't eat rice every other day‼!, but there is this uniqueness about rice every Christmas that when one hasn’t eaten it, he or she will not feel satisfy.
Chicken is a key ingredients for meat, if a child has not eaten chicken in Christmas it’s a terrible thing, so the parent had to buy chicken for them……
There are very much other little stuffs, like buying new cloths new shoes new glasses to make it all complete…
Christmas is beautiful
Gracias💝💝