Friends who have worked and lived overseas know that December is a very special month, and merchants usually do enough publicity before this month to catch up with the shopping carnival before Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas, flying snow, Santa Claus, and Christmas trees are standard. The interweaving of red and green colors adds a warmth to the cold winter.
Turn the camera to Africa, where Christmas is not much the same.
As a region of central and southeastern Africa heavily influenced by Western culture, Christmas is one of the most important holidays of the year.
As people in the Northern Hemisphere greet Christmas in the midst of cold winds and snowflakes dancing, Africans celebrate in their own unique way!
Christmas in most African countries is in the summer.
No deer and sleds.
Don't think Santa Claus will be what you imagine.
Christmas here is this painting style ↓↓↓↓↓↓
In Africa, the annual Christmas, like the Chinese Spring Festival, becomes a time of joy for families.
Of course, the way of celebrating varies from region to region.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Madagascar</h1>
In Madagascar, Santa Claus is known as "Dadabe Noely", and most people go to church on Christmas Eve to attend events, and the children of the town perform songs and plays in the church from 5 p.m. until after midnight.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Ghana</h1>
Christmas in Ghana is a day off, and people celebrate Christmas with a variety of events from December 20 to the first week of January. People wore colorful traditional costumes, children would wear nativity or other theatrical costumes; choirs singing, people dancing in front of priests, and the performances would last all night!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Kenya</h1>
Christmas in Kenya is an important time for families to reunite, and people who work outside come home on Christmas Eve (a bit like our Chinese New Year's Eve Night) to help decorate it. People go to church in the evening to do service and celebrate Christmas, and when the service is over, they go home to continue the celebration. They also have Christmas dinners, usually barbecues, which can be lamb, beef or chicken. On this night, Kenyans stay up all night, accompanied by the bells that ring at midnight in the church, cheering and chanting hymns to express the joy and adoration in their hearts.
When it comes to Christmas, naturally you can't ignore the anticipated Christmas gifts. The custom of Africans to send Christmas gifts is not the same as that of Europeans and Americans, they are good at creating unlimited happiness with limited purchasing power, and all kinds of affordable and diverse "Made in China" are loved by African people.
Whether it is China or Africa, with the deepening of economic reform, it will further optimize and improve the business environment, fair competition, and revitalization of the market, thereby stimulating economic development. Star Times also looks forward to seeing more Chinese-funded enterprises enter Africa, coordinate development, and strive for a better tomorrow for Africa.
It doesn't matter what form you spend Christmas in, what kind of gift you receive, it doesn't matter, happiness is the most important.
Merry Christmas!^)