Christmas in Africa's summer vacation. In December the southern summer brings beautiful day of sunshine, an irresistible invitation to the beaches, rivers and the shaded Gebirgssteigungen. Then the African reached its height during the summer vacation period. Schools are closed and camping is the agenda. In Africa there is no snow, but he has many flowers, a lot of nice variety of cultivated and wild flowers in their full pride. In the major cities and towns in the form Carolers their revolutions on Christmas Eve. Worship services are held on Christmas morning. Evening Christmas celebrations in the larger centers, "Songs by Candlelight" and special screen and floor shows. Houses are decorated with pine branches, and all have decorated the Christmas fir tree in a corner, with gifts for the children around. At bedtime on Christmas Eve, their children can stockings for gifts of Father Christmas-hang-up. On Christmas Day, the children and elderly people, the angels in the fields outside Bethlehem creatures, from house to house singing. Another church service is held, where they are in their native clothing or costumes in Western dress. Later there is a feast of rice and yam paste of the designated fufu with
stew or okra soup
, porridge and meat. Families eat together or with close neighbors, and gifts are given. On the west coast of Africa, Liberia, most houses an oil palm for a Christmas tree, decorated with bells. On Christmas morning people are woken up by Songs. Gifts such as cotton cloth, soap, candy, pencils and books are exchanged. Also, a morning church service held in the Christmas scene is prescribed and hymns and songs sung. Dinner is eaten with any outside, sitting in a circle to the rice flour, beef and biscuits to share. Games will be played in the afternoon and night, fireworks lit the sky. |
