Christmas In Africa: The best season

[Kofi]

Do Africans celebrate Christmas? The answer is a very big YES! Africans celebrate Christmas and Christmas in Africa is the best. Every country in Africa celebrates Christmas in the most spectacular ways ever. From the Islamic nations of North Africa to the hardcore Christian nations of Central and Southern Africa. From the hardcore Christian nations like Ethiopia in East Africa to the most Christian-dominant countries like Ghana in the West Africa, every country celebrates Christmas in the most special ways ever.

Christianity is the most populous religion in Africa making Christmas the most populous holiday in all of Africa. Do Muslims in Africa celebrate Christmas too? Although Christmas is not on the Islamic calendar, Muslims in Africa do respect Christmas just like Christians do in most African countries why because Christmas is the remembrance of the birth of the famous prophet “Issah” or Jesus. In other words, both Christians and Muslims celebrate Christmas in one way or the other in Africa making Christmas the best season ever in Africa. Christmas brings people together and brings so much smiles to the faces of all especially little children in Africa.

You don’t need to wait for “father Christmas” or Santa Claus to come give you present on Christmas day why because almost everybody in Africa is a Santa Claus from the beginning of November to the end of January. Everybody gives gifts when it is Christmas time in Africa. Unlike “trick or treat” which lasts for just a day (on Halloween) in most western countries, the African version of “trick or treat” lasts for 2 good months and children have all the time in the world to go get even more gifts. The African version of “trick or treating” is something more than just candy. You can get even a brand new shoe just by walking on the streets on Christmas time.

How do we say “Merry Christmas” in Africa? Africa as we all know it is a very big continent with so many different ethnic groups and different languages. Although” Merry Christmas” and “Joyeux Noel” are the two most popular, there are several other ways of saying Merry Christmas in Africa. Below are just a few of them:

AFRIKAANS: GESEENDE KERSFEES

YORUBA(Nigeria): E KU ODUN, E KU IYE 'DUN!

ERITRIAN/ TIGRINJA: REHUS-BEAL-LEDEATS

AHMARIC (ETHIOPIA): MELKIN YELIDET BEAAL.

HAUSA: BARKA DA KIRSIMATIKUMA BARKA DA SABUWAR SHEKARA!

ASHANTI TWI (GHANA): AFENHYIA PA (happy new year)

great to read Africans enjoy christmas too. Merry christmas to all our African friends.