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| The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 12:25am On Dec 25, 2018 |
This is how Christmas used to be growing up in Nigeria in the 80's, and early 90's 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 12:28am On Dec 25, 2018 |
We start our first term/end of year exam in november 36 Likes
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 12:32am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Then comes the result and prize giving day after a long wait 11 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by oshe11: 1:03am On Dec 25, 2018 |
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 3:21am On Dec 25, 2018 |
And finally, the December harmattan that has been knocking sets in with its haze 54 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by raumdeuter: 3:22am On Dec 25, 2018 |
You know December used to be third term and promotion 44 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 3:26am On Dec 25, 2018 |
The holiday begins ,and travel preparation to the village begins, buying of bag of rice and vegetable oil is a must 50 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 3:37am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Then comes the day to the bus park ,we hit the luxurious bus park,and within few hours we riding down the Lagos Ibadan expressway 22 Likes
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 3:42am On Dec 25, 2018 |
But some who are more fortunate make the journey with their private cars usually the ever reliable Peugeot 504 95 Likes 5 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 3:53am On Dec 25, 2018 |
The excitement includes the stop by at ore or Benin city to eat, bakers along the expressway,hawking bread and other stops at the several toll gates, and brief stops to relief ourselves 38 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 4:16am On Dec 25, 2018 |
After few hours Onitsha bridge is in sight, the excitement increases,the village is nearer 117 Likes 11 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 4:27am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Finally we the village ,and excitement cannot be quantified as we are welcomed by relations and neighbours, there is the smell of Christmas all over that comes with harmattan breeze and burning farms 94 Likes 10 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 4:48am On Dec 25, 2018 |
It doesnt take long for us to blend with other kids, playing and going to d stream and playing around the village 103 Likes 7 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by Nwodosis(m): 5:11am On Dec 25, 2018 |
I thought you were narrating how you spent your yesteryear Xmas in the Eastern part of the country when I sighted the Onitsha bridge until I started seeing the roofs/structures from the Western region. 82 Likes 6 Shares |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by Pubichairs(m): 5:21am On Dec 25, 2018 |
you no include how your village people go back u 20 naira Otukpor.... 1 Like |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:29am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Then comes d various end of year festivals in d village where all gets entertained 48 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:33am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Iit is time to spend all the money we've been saving up on this.filling up the air with smell of gunpowder 94 Likes 10 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:37am On Dec 25, 2018 |
And more on this 51 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:42am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Then comes Christmas morning morning ,we iron out Christmas clothes with this,can't wait to get back from the church for the rice and chicken 46 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:47am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Here is d main fun 38 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:52am On Dec 25, 2018 |
We go to see the masquerades entertain the whole community 40 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:54am On Dec 25, 2018 |
And how can I forget the good old Christmas cards that were being exchanged 55 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:56am On Dec 25, 2018 |
After the big masquerades we form our own little masquerades moving from home she to house entertaining them 51 Likes 5 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by Skyken99(m): 7:56am On Dec 25, 2018 |
This is good 6 Likes |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 7:58am On Dec 25, 2018 |
We are rewarded with this 71 Likes 6 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 8:01am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Sometimes we get these as reward in a large tray or basin where we all have to joyfully feast together 72 Likes 7 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 8:02am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Then comes more of this 35 Likes 5 Shares
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by ZKOSOSO(m): 8:02am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Hahahahhahahah...! This is hilarious...! How time flies...! I can very well relate to them all...! 76 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by daroz(m): 8:05am On Dec 25, 2018 |
Cool, following 2 Likes |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by Oluwasaeon(m): 8:06am On Dec 25, 2018 |
I need to get married  67 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 8:08am On Dec 25, 2018 |
And now its d new year's eve, and we head to orie market to get this
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| Re: The Christmas Season I Grew Up With :photos by okuya: 8:10am On Dec 25, 2018 |
That's what we've been waiting for 1 Like
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