Merry Christmas and Happy New year in Advance! Are you planning to be in Nigeria this Christmas? Maybe, you are pondering on how to get the best and have a fun filled holiday. Well, we thought so too, and decided to come up with this guide.
Don't let all the stories about bombing and kidnapping scare you or dampen your spirit, Nigeria is relatively safe, depending on what part of the country you are planing to spend your holiday. I think you can really have a memorable Christmas this year, especially if you are a sports lover. Let us give you tips of what to expect as well as places you could visit and spend time during this yuletide period.
Common Christmas Culture in Nigeria
Harmattan Christmas
It’ll not be a white Christmas; you’ll never find snow in Nigeria because there’s no winter here. It’s usually a dry chilling weather with a regular cyclone and dust storm called North- East trade wind, blowing intensely from the Sahara Desert. It is called ‘Harmattan Season.’
But with the climate change observed in Nigeria this year, it’s possible we may not experience such intense harmattan. The weather is currently hot, averaging between 36 degrees to 38 degrees Celsius – A good weather for outdoor events.
Well, I rather advice you to pack your sweaters along with some light cloths, you never can tell how intense the weather could be. Pack some petroleum jelly, lotions and creams may not be able to protect you body from harmattan wear and tear.
Christmas Clothing
If your an Arsenal fan, your 2023/24 season jersey may just be a best fit to move around during this Christmas period. Clothes with red, green, white with a touch of gold. I also think Liverpool jersey can go during casual events or evening outing.
But pack some of your best and gorgeous clothes so you don't feel out of place. I think you should go for shopping. There are going to be a lot of events and occasion that will require such ostentatious dressing. Christmas period is when most people from the South-East schedule their weddings, house warmings, burials, carnivals and community festivals.
Christmas Shopping
Nigerians are known to go all out on shopping for the holidays, and most importantly, they select the most gorgeous of all apparels to wear on the 25th of December, the day marked out to celebrate the Christmas holiday.
Some families go all out to make custom designs, identical fabrics or uniform colors for every single member of the family. In some areas, different families try to outdo each other by wearing elaborate styles when they go visiting on the day. It all adds to the holiday fun and excitement.
Christmas rice
The idea of Christmas rice has become a tradition in Nigeria. You hear friend asking each other, “Where is my Christmas rice?” or making such comments as “I will visit you for my Christmas rice.” While the rice can be prepared in a variety of ways- either jollof rice or fried rice, it is customary that rice is available for guests when they visit you during the period. The rice can be garnished with chicken, goat meat and combined with other appetizers or desserts, depending on what the family can afford. This is also the reason why some companies gift their workers with rice and oil prior to the holiday.
Christmas Gifts
If you're planning to share gifts, because gifts exchange is a culture you must be prepared to do, especially if you are coming from the bigs cities or from abroad. People will be expecting you to share gifts
Clothing, shoes, gadgets like smartphones, smartwatches etc. Edibles such as bag of rice, groundnut oil, canned tomatoes, bottle of wines or whiskeys..some of the things you may like to bring along with you.
Christmas Pilgrimage
By December 15, after most school have vacated, the pilgrimage will begins. And by December 25, major densely populated cities like Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Abuja, would have experienced a mass exodus of the Christian population – migrating to the South-East Nigeria. This is where Christmas happens!
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