Category Archives: Christmas Nostalgia

Christmas Changes

Christmas Changes

YEAR: 2010 LOCATION: New Karu, Nassarawa State On another Christmas day, I stay smiling, the harmattan allowing us to wear our suits for once. It was shocking to start receiving messages on the 24th. Wasn’t expecting anything of such, with Facebook, the likes and all. I thought that like birthdays, all messages would be parcelled … Continue reading Christmas Changes

Mama Efon’s Last One.

Mama Efon’s Last One.

  This is how I remember it. This is the image of my grandmother that sticks; that Christmas of 2005, the Christmas before she died. She is sitting at the dining table, in her customary chair. She has a bowl of Bournvita in front of her. Yes. A bowl. Apparently, this is how she likes … Continue reading Mama Efon’s Last One.

Christmas in Arochukwu: A historical orientation

Christmas in Arochukwu: A historical orientation

         Christmas in Arochukwu is always more of a cultural celebration than a religious one. The ancient kingdom each December attracts indigenes and visitors who are treated to a cocktail of traditional display and unadulterated culture, as each of the 19 villages and different age grades on pre-specified days take turns to display the … Continue reading Christmas in Arochukwu: A historical orientation