Christmas Day, is a public holiday wich is celebrated more in the southern and eastern parts of Nigeria. Nigerians have special Christmas traditions. Almost everyone goes to church on Christmas Day. Weeks before Christmas, people buy lots of hens, turkeys, goats and cows. Children are very hapy and start runing around the animals. There are big preparations for travel, holiday, and exchange of gifts, caroling and all manner of celebration.
On Christmas Eve, traditional meals are cooked. In Yoruba, such meals usually include Iyan, (pounded yam) and others, served with peppery stewed vegetables. People find themselves eating this same meal three to four times on that day, as they are offered it at every house they visit. According to Yorùbá customs, it was considered rude to decline to eat when offered food. Other meals include rice served with chicken stew, which is a bit similar to the Indian curry stew.
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Aha...very interesting...I wood like to see theres Christmas.
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