I feel so festive this year and I'm so grateful to God that I can celebrate Christmas well with my family and friends.

How Are Cameroonians Preparing To Celebrate Christmas 2020?

Christmas 🎄 represents the birth of Christ Jesus and it's celebrated in different ways around the world - according to our various cultures.

In Cameroon, preparations for Christmas involve getting clothes and food to celebrate 🥂 with family and friends. There's also a lot of drinking 🍷and sharing of presents in the form of foodstuff, personal and household items. Christmas is considered an occasion for kids.

Christmas this year is different because most Cameroonians are in great financial difficulty than usual. The year 2020 has been difficult for all of us, but in Cameroon where the standard of living is generally low, things can get really bad.

Nonetheless, the markets were full even though traders complained that clients don't seem to have money. Those who could do something did the best for their families to make them happy.

On my way to the market on the 24th, I saw a home 🏠 that killed a cow. It was an amazing sight as it's not something we see often. 

At the market, there were people lined up to buy Eru, meat and fish 🐟. I got some Eru to cook for my family on Christmas day and they are all looking forward to eating it. 

Cooking for Christmas requires waking up early on Christmas day to start or finish cooking. 

Christmas eve is for last shopping 🛒 and travelling to meet family and friends but it's the beginning of gatherings and 🥳🎉 partying with loved ones either indoors or outdoors.

As I write this, it's Christmas Eve and I am spending the evening with family. We just had Ndolé for dinner and now we are digesting with some wine (El Vino 😉).

Some of the kids and people are catching up with doing their hair to look good tomorrow. I'm glad I did mine yesterday. I wanted to avoid the pressure of last-minute hairdo. I also got my nails done 💗 and I love the switched up look as I really look put together 😉👌🏾. 

That's a description of how Christmas is going on in this part of the world called Cameroon, especially from my angle. I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. 

Have a very merry Christmas and let the love of Christ our saviour be with you all.