Special Chicken stew and rice....Placed in a large bowl surrounded by your cousins....Then after throw knockouts and bangers, and attending street parties....
Going from house to house in the neighborhood with our colourful sun shade to wish neighbors a merry Christmas, them go dash us money,after eating at home o, we go still eat food from house to house come reach house begin purge, come dey line to use toilet. ππ€
Outside the country. Drama at the arrival within the airport. Kisses,hugs,running around and me holding tight my favorite teddy bear. Too many pictures. In fact the entire reception till we board goodbyes.
Within; Christmas carol visit by the Youth Fellowship from 17th. Road trip to the Villa from 22nd December,from any region. Must be by road,plenty cakes and chinchin to lap calmly and judiciously while dozing small small deyπ
Working at Grandpa's yam barn and bathing Grandma's goats and sheep,then our dogs will be barking and challenging them to go away.π Masquerade arena up to Ukpo, Abagana+ junction , Abatete + junction. Nnobi, Awka Etiti Bazaar. Chai. The chicken na die. The dust,smoke,bangers then visitation by families, both good and bad people,ehen. The firewood cooking. The roasts. The learning of craft; weaving baskets,mats, scraping broomsticks.
While leaving, prayers and annointing from both Christians and Traditionalists because you must stand and face sun with kolanut,Momsie go dey paraπ
E dey sweet die. God bless Jesus Nwa David for coming into this world.
Don't mind me today's World Siblings Day and we're wiping goblets and munching little things. My Mom got 4 sets. Lucky me got a set. We're in zoom and chatty chatty.
My mum using broom sticks to measure our feet and even increasing the size a bit so she could get some shoes for Christmas. The extra inches makes the shoes π a bit bigger in sizes so we can wear them for a while. π₯°☺️
The new cut and sew clothes, the oversized shoe,, the plastic eyeglasses and wristwatch and of course the killing of the big chicken, christmas was fun then jare.
My mom cooking rice and fried stew with chicken and then serving the whole neighbors... After we finished eating rice, we dress up in our new outfit and head to a nearby fast food to buy mendemede wey we no go fit eat last last bcos we are too fullπ€£ From thr we head straight to LTV to go and watch feem and play in the LTV compound π
The excitement of going to the market with my mom and shopping for Christmas clothes and shoes for me and my brother. Then wearing the clothes to Church and thereafter wearing it to sit at home for nothing
The Christmas songs by Bonny M We will dance ourselves out cos the best dancer will eat extra chicken and soft drinks. π How about the knockout and banger sessions? It was always fun then
The peaceful advent season π️ Harmattan nostalgic air πΎπ¬️π¬️ Lovely new Christmas dresses & shoes ππ Family Chrismas carols, church carols πΆπ Goat meat stew π Chicken stew π Special Christmas jollof, special Christmas egusi soup with pounded yam π Holala ππ Beautiful fun time with families & friends ♥️
Every Christmas My Mother do Buy special clothes for The Five of Us.. Then we still Attend Deeper Life, Cloth she got for me they always vex me.cos it must be Turtle Neck ,long skirt and Long sleeves, That kind cloth breeze no dey enter body.. We must chop Xmas Chicken ooo
The preparations is the best for me,going to the market with my mum and sisters to buy Christmas dress π and shoes π and my mum must buy oversize shoes π π π π. The killing of the fowl and making of sweet stew and our breakfast must be Nsala soup with Pounded yam and Afternoon will be Stew and rice with salad. Then dinner,everyone is okay. The frying of Chinchin every 22nd and my mum will share to neighbours and some family friends and members. New Year breakfast is Ogbono soup with corn floor π Good old days.. It was really fun back then..
We were Muslims but will visit my dad's friend in a neigbohouring town and be well feasted even as a large polygamous family. We would essentially be treated to oyinbo and local cuisine. Buffet style. We would have fun eating loads of food, watching movies (I recall I first ever watching and loving Sound of Music here), getting piano and drum lessons from their much older but cool kids.
We would get a return visit at Eid (ileya) too. Those were wonderful memories and May Allah be pleased with all of these wonderful departed souls who made childhood so much fun.
As a grown up in Gidi prior to relocating, I enjoyed the decor that nicely beautifies VI and the Island as a whole. The eko hotel roundabout was always a delight and I like that they kept making it bigger and better each year. There was even a nativity scene and mini amusement park for kids at some point. VI is beautiful at this time of the year. I also tend to work in December, whilst half the staff and half of VI is empty. I loved the reduced traffic to and from work when our ibo brethren have gone to the village for Christmas. Even in a core back office department, work was noticeably reduced and there was so much pop-up fun activities and free/gifted catering to merry with.
I am Muslim, and it's amazing that I have so many fond memories of Christmas even as I don't celebrate it.
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Beautiful ball gown, rubber sunglasses and a wrist watch to match. Oh! And pretty ribbons too
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Having extended family and Christmas carols.
That family gathering is what gladdens my heart@ Christmas ♥️ Missing my diaspora cousins so much.
DeleteGoing from house to house in the neighborhood with our colourful sun shade to wish neighbors a merry Christmas, them go dash us money,after eating at home o, we go still eat food from house to house come reach house begin purge, come dey line to use toilet. ππ€
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DeleteOutside the country. Drama at the arrival within the airport.
ReplyDeleteKisses,hugs,running around and me holding tight my favorite teddy bear.
Too many pictures.
In fact the entire reception till we board goodbyes.
Within;
Christmas carol visit by the Youth Fellowship from 17th.
Road trip to the Villa from 22nd December,from any region. Must be by road,plenty cakes and chinchin to lap calmly and judiciously while dozing small small deyπ
Working at Grandpa's yam barn and bathing Grandma's goats and sheep,then our dogs will be barking and challenging them to go away.π
Masquerade arena up to Ukpo, Abagana+ junction , Abatete + junction. Nnobi, Awka Etiti Bazaar. Chai. The chicken na die.
The dust,smoke,bangers then visitation by families, both good and bad people,ehen.
The firewood cooking. The roasts. The learning of craft; weaving baskets,mats, scraping broomsticks.
While leaving, prayers and annointing from both Christians and Traditionalists because you must stand and face sun with kolanut,Momsie go dey paraπ
E dey sweet die. God bless Jesus Nwa David for coming into this world.
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DeleteThese are village gists na.
Don't mind me today's World Siblings Day and we're wiping goblets and munching little things.
My Mom got 4 sets.
Lucky me got a set.
We're in zoom and chatty chatty.
I love reading your writeups,so funny
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Some 28 years ago, my mum bought us this fabrics they call up Nepa and sew over size gowns for us. I remember this today and just thank God for life.
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The new cut and sew clothes, the oversized shoe,, the plastic eyeglasses and wristwatch and of course the killing of the big chicken, christmas was fun then jare.
ReplyDeleteMy mom cooking rice and fried stew with chicken and then serving the whole neighbors... After we finished eating rice, we dress up in our new outfit and head to a nearby fast food to buy mendemede wey we no go fit eat last last bcos we are too fullπ€£
ReplyDeleteFrom thr we head straight to LTV to go and watch feem and play in the LTV compound π
Omo ,I don't have any fond memory of Xmas... Hoping a great memory will show soon .
ReplyDeleteOh dear....I pray you experience love & gift this Christmas π₯° May Jesus birth gladden your heart π²
DeleteThe excitement of going to the market with my mom and shopping for Christmas clothes and shoes for me and my brother. Then wearing the clothes to Church and thereafter wearing it to sit at home for nothing
ReplyDeleteThen the cooking of stew on Christmas eve and 31st eve.....memories
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas songs by Bonny M
ReplyDeleteWe will dance ourselves out cos the best dancer will eat extra chicken and soft drinks. π
How about the knockout and banger sessions? It was always fun then
Our designers ball gowns with akpola shoeπ,then comparing our gowns with friends to know the finest,the exchange of food with neighbors back then,.
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ReplyDeleteThe peaceful advent season π️
ReplyDeleteHarmattan nostalgic air πΎπ¬️π¬️
Lovely new Christmas dresses & shoes ππ
Family Chrismas carols, church carols πΆπ
Goat meat stew π Chicken stew π Special Christmas jollof, special Christmas egusi soup with pounded yam π Holala ππ
Beautiful fun time with families & friends ♥️
It's new the clothes for me and my siblings. Plus we were five girls,we make Christmas hair. Fond memories πππ
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ReplyDeleteServing our neighbors food and them giving us money in return
Rice and chicken with bottled cokeπ
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ReplyDeleteEvery Christmas My Mother do Buy special clothes for The Five of Us..
ReplyDeleteThen we still Attend Deeper Life,
Cloth she got for me they always vex me.cos it must be Turtle Neck ,long skirt and Long sleeves,
That kind cloth breeze no dey enter body..
We must chop Xmas Chicken ooo
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The preparations is the best for me,going to the market with my mum and sisters to buy Christmas dress π and shoes π and my mum must buy oversize shoes π π π π.
ReplyDeleteThe killing of the fowl and making of sweet stew and our breakfast must be Nsala soup with Pounded yam and Afternoon will be Stew and rice with salad.
Then dinner,everyone is okay.
The frying of Chinchin every 22nd and my mum will share to neighbours and some family friends and members.
New Year breakfast is Ogbono soup with corn floor π
Good old days..
It was really fun back then..
Chai!!!
Things have changed.
Ogbono soup and nni oka. Awww
DeleteI concur to all you wrote.
Memories.✌️
Traveling to the village.. I wanna wish u merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart..
ReplyDeleteNo fond memories oh π. Christmas just dey.
ReplyDeleteThe luxury of eating alot meat with not so much restrictions.
ReplyDeleteNew clothes, shoes and of course Christmas hair. Plus, enough meat big portion for everyoneπ
ReplyDeleteGoing to the village. The journey was usually so long, but very interesting
ReplyDeleteWe were Muslims but will visit my dad's friend in a neigbohouring town and be well feasted even as a large polygamous family. We would essentially be treated to oyinbo and local cuisine. Buffet style. We would have fun eating loads of food, watching movies (I recall I first ever watching and loving Sound of Music here), getting piano and drum lessons from their much older but cool kids.
ReplyDeleteWe would get a return visit at Eid (ileya) too. Those were wonderful memories and May Allah be pleased with all of these wonderful departed souls who made childhood so much fun.
As a grown up in Gidi prior to relocating, I enjoyed the decor that nicely beautifies VI and the Island as a whole. The eko hotel roundabout was always a delight and I like that they kept making it bigger and better each year. There was even a nativity scene and mini amusement park for kids at some point. VI is beautiful at this time of the year. I also tend to work in December, whilst half the staff and half of VI is empty. I loved the reduced traffic to and from work when our ibo brethren have gone to the village for Christmas. Even in a core back office department, work was noticeably reduced and there was so much pop-up fun activities and free/gifted catering to merry with.
I am Muslim, and it's amazing that I have so many fond memories of Christmas even as I don't celebrate it.
Aaawww... This made me smile π
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