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NEW YEAR’S IN NIGERIA 

Despite the fact that New Year’s Day is celebrated throughout the world, it is treated differently among different cultures. In some cultures, prayers are offered at midnight on the 31st of December. People gather in churches and mosques, praying for the year ahead. In other cultures, it is a day to offer good will and…

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Christmas In Nigeria Is A Family Event

Christmas in Nigeria is a family event, a time when many family members congregate to celebrate and have fun. Most families, who live in cities, travel to the villages where their grandparents and older relatives live. Many different languages are spoken in Nigeria. In Hausa, Happy/Merry Christmas is ‘barka dà Kirsìmatì’; in Yoruba it’s ‘E…

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