AFRICANS take their holiday traditions to the next level. Here are six special Christmas traditions celebrated in Africa
1. Orthodox Christmas
Not all countries in Africa celebrate Christmas Day on the 25th of December. Some African countries celebrate Orthodox Christmas, neglecting the Gregorian calendar and following the Julian year. Countries such as Ethiopia and Egypt celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January.
2. Old Man Baykal of Liberia
Santa Claus is not the holiday mascot in some African countries. In Liberia, Old man Bayka is the mascot for the holiday season.
And unlike his western counterpart, he doesn’t give presents; he instead goes around the streets begging for gifts on Christmas morning. ‘My Christmas on you is the greeting used in Liberia in place of the usual ‘Merry Christmas.’
