Christmas In Africa

The need to know what lies in other parts of the World is something that all of us have. We desire to experience other cultures, experience different climates and altitudes. We desire to experience other peoples ways of life including their foods, music and even religion. Little kids in Africa desire to experience a white Christmas, while kids in the affluent western World desire to know what it feels like to be a Masai kid living in a grass-thatched house with a hole in the ground for a "toilet". As the festive season draws nigh, there is a lot of hussle and bustle all around. Right from the small dusty shanty towns in Africa to the big cities like London. It is not uncommon to find mothers lining up at thier favorite tailors to get their kids measured up so they can get a decent dress for their little angels or "Kawunda suit" for their baby boys. Uganda Safaris

The most enterprising business people are reaping "big" in almost all small towns all across Africa. This is the time when people who have moved to the urban centers are beginning to move back to the rural areas where they originate from. It is a time for long "lost" relatives to come back and have a huge family reunion.

In Uganda for instance a kilo (2.2 pounds) of beef goes for approximately 2 US Dollars. This is because most of the beef is being exported to the neighboring countries of Sudan and Congo.

The holiday seasons have been highly commercialize. The transport companies have as usaul hiked the fare to upcountry towns and villages with some double or tripling the fare.

There are however those who have opted to have their Christmas in the jungles of Africa, away from the lit-up cities of Europe and America. I know of newly wed couples who have opted to spend their Christmas doing a gorilla tour in Bwindi impenetrable forest. Others have opted to do wildlife safaris in some of the largest national parks in the country like Queen Elizabeth national park.

All in all, this is a time for people to celebrate the birth of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. And from me I wish you all a happy Christmas and New year.