Good Afternoon Buddies..... Hope your day is not going on Smoothly?
One of the most amazing things about we humans is how we all jubilate, celebrate life in different dimensions. No matter where you come from, neither your tribes or culture, holidays carry a special meaning. They are times of happiness, relaxation, jollification, and connection with people we admire or cherish a lots.
In my own Country Nigeria, where I come from, holidays are full of fun excitement, the atmosphere changes and a lots of food. During Christmas, families travel back to their hometowns, villages and the air is filled with the smell of rice, stew, jollof rice, chicken, fish and fried meat. Children wear new clothes you know children now, they loves new things coming their ways, neighbors exchange meals, (we called that love) and music fills the streets like Afrobeat, R and B, Fuji, Reggae e.t.c. It is not just about religion; it is about togetherness.
Meanwhile, in Korea, holidays like Chuseok are deeply tied to tradition (they have turned it to normal tradition which must be done unconditionally). Families from every corner of Korea all gather to honor ancestors, share meals, and spend time reconnecting back with their roots. Even though the practices they all do are different, the family and gratitude feels very familiar.
Seriously, when I think about holidays in different cultures, one lesson l got to learn was that they remind us is that life is bigger than our daily struggles or hustles.
Holidays are moments that pause time and allow us to reconnect with values that really matter love, joy peace gratitude, unity, and relaxation. In a nutshell, whether it’s Christmas in Nigeria or Chuseok in Korea, Thanksgiving in the U.S., or Diwali in India, the heartbeat is the same finding joy in togetherness because they are works inter woven.
