I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS

BUT WE STILL HOLD UNTO OUR UNIQUE MASQUERADE ANYWAYS

CHRISTMAS IN OWERRI IS HEAVENLY

I am from a Muslim background, but Christmas’s like this, enough flexing Dey thru out the neighborhood, my parent frowned at us eating at neighbors houses but we will definitely form gang with our colorful rubber shades, some come with covers others come with straps

And then we mount area with our toy guns, I definitely miss child hood, if I can go back in time I want to live some moment twice

However being from a Muslim background, na during salah we Dey enjoy most, my papa Dey always kill ram, neighbors and friends dey dash us big raw meat and plenty rice

ahnie:
You see that small odogwu on coattsuitblaze he's now a big man in china town.

Ahnie, which one be you among them

I stopped enjoying Christmas before I hit my 20 for some reasons. Those omata boys will never allow one to rest. So during Xmas, I'm never in the village.

They don't know how to toast a babe at all. Always covering their insecurity with money and gift. More money, more gifts and its like competition among them. Once someone show interest, the rest around him will try to outdo him in buying gifts and money with 1 million promises

The educated ones will use grammar finish you

I nor dey the pishure nne

descarado:

Ahnie, which one be you among them

I stopped enjoying Christmas before I hit my 20 for some reasons. Those omata boys will never allow one to rest. So during Xmas, I'm never in the village.

They don't know how to toast a babe at all. Always covering their insecurity with money and gift. More money, more gifts and its like competition among them. Once someone show interest, the rest around him will try to outdo him in buying gifts and money with 1 million promises

The educated ones will use grammar finish you

I spent most of my childhood at an orphanage then got kicked out at 11 for sexual relations with a minor and multiple thievery


I got placed in a mental institution at 12 then ran away at 16


Childhood sucks ಠωಠ

ahnie:
I nor dey the pishure nne

I know, just looking for your trouble.
Hope you all are kicking
Positivity to the kids darling.

Thankyou sweetie pie.same here!

descarado:

I know, just looking for your trouble.
Hope you all are kicking
Positivity to the kids darling.

Curious345:
where did you grow up

Abeokuta

Those good old days ur parents and ur neighbours go buy same clothes for their kids.

Whoever got this pics need remake it it’ll be beautiful 🤩

Na you wear bongo jeans for front.

madscientist88:
lol here is something as a reminder , birthday in my compound 1992,who can spot me in this pic?

WOW! Not too long ago, we used to look forward to the Christmas season.
Not anymore! Harsh economy don make our parent no wan hear. "Papa, Mama, Christmas dey come... You go buy me shoe, clothes, eyeglass, knockout..."

madscientist88:
lol here is something as a reminder , birthday in my compound 1992,who can spot me in this pic?

Omo these ones don old finish. Even the smallest one don marry with children
Good old days of Majek Fashek, Rakimono, Vwone chaka chaka, Oyeka etc. 😎

Yeah mehn!, those good old days when Christmas was really a day to look forward to. Kids like us go dey do countdown to Xmas, hoping to get some those plastic spectacles of different colors & shapes. Dressing no dey complete without am 🤓

Sonnobax15:

No be lie...

I just came across a similar photo we took way back in the 90's,on an Xmas day......

Even the coat wey me and my brothers wear make me laugh so hard . I wonder who taught those tailors and seamstresses those award winning styles

Gone are those days cha............I remember the first Xmas when my father bought fancy shoes for us instead of our regular sandals....Out of over excitement,I brought it out to show off to my friends...... Unfortunately little did I know my father was busy watching me all those while, from upstairs .......That was how a huge knock landed in my head and he also ended up seizing the shoes.....

Abi na those times wey we go stroll go our aunts and uncles houses . And settle down chop stew rice,cuz jollof rice and fried rice wasn't common as at then... At the end,na who we visit him/her Uncles dormot pass wey give us money go get the highest amount of money when the money is being shared

Oil dey your head guy

Awwwwnnnn

Don’t know about others o. In my family, by now our Christmas clothes (lace mostly) is ready to be given to tailor to sow.
By now everywhere is already bubbling with bangers. Honestly I still wonders what changes, I mean, the weather/climate and atmosphere those days around this times of the year till Xmas and new year is different, one could easily felt Xmas ahead, many adverts on radios, amusements parks making announcements, markets atmosphere changes, I don’t know how to explain this without mincing words. I’m feeling so nostalgic

Jennyclay:
Back then, There’s this card that is called promise card. The card contains list of gifts like money, sweet, biscuits, caprisun juice, dress, shoe etc. When Christmas is approaching, I used to carry the card around to school, church, neighbor’s house and even visitors so they could tick any gift they wish to give me on Christmas Day.

Some will fulfill their promises while some won’t. It was really fun as a kid.

this got to show how ladies have being begging since the creation of the earth

Was there anything like poison those days? Wad there enemy? Cause i could recall how we used to visit peoples house and eat rice and minerals without fear. We were given money without any bias mind. Chai i ask do children of this days still visit peoples house to eat and drink freely?

E reach to fight for, coz you guys know that on your way back, you're definitely getting a generous treat from Uncle K😋

poshestmina:
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We were always fighting for who to go and give one Uncle Kelvin and his wife food(they were the most generous neighbors).

Then the excitement of showing off your new oversized cloth .
You will wake up 20times before dawn to check it, make them no tiff or rough am .

Good memories.

[quote author=Evestar200 post=126421279]I missed those days,
ARE You really sure you were born by then? Don‘t get me wrong, I promised I won‘t call you indomie cos I know many here are commenting just to flow along not to appear left behind. Eg Jeon and co.
Now, tell us the truth, were you born by then?
No harm intended.

The atmosphere suppose don change by now with the feeling that Christmas is around the corner.

Smitaro100:
Toy handset and watch nko?

. Indomie spotted. For you to have talked about toy handset.

Christmas back then was the bomb 💣

Is it the visit from close friends and extended relatives with enough to eat and drink with lot of cash gifts from rich Uncles/Aunties 😒

Or the knockout competition where we blow bangers/knockout from Christmas eve till early morning of Christmas 😍

On Christmas day, there'll be so many parties everywhere and decorations with so many funfair.

Gosh so many memories

Back then when we use to dream for Christmas clothes.
If you eventually no pass your exam during that period, Otilo

234GT:
When men were boys.

There is this racket that you would fill up with the powder from matches head, and use a nail to press it down, then you slam it against the wall to give a loud bang. This was before bangers and knockouts.....

Good old days when one had nothing to worry about as kids........

Chai, I remember this banger. We used to use spoke of a motor bike to do then. I miss those days. No fear of kidnapping. You can eat food in any one's home. How things have changed.

Not in my case. I’ve never liked glasses.

Sonnobax15:

No be lie...

I just came across a similar photo we took way back in the 90's,on an Xmas day......

Even the coat wey me and my brothers wear make me laugh so hard . I wonder who taught those tailors and seamstresses those award winning styles

Gone are those days cha............I remember the first Xmas when my father bought fancy shoes for us instead of our regular sandals....Out of over excitement,I brought it out to show off to my friends...... Unfortunately little did I know my father was busy watching me all those while, from upstairs .......That was how a huge knock landed in my head and he also ended up seizing the shoes.....

Abi na those times wey we go stroll go our aunts and uncles houses . And settle down chop stew rice,cuz jollof rice and fried rice wasn't common as at then... At the end,na who we visit him/her Uncles dormot pass wey give us money go get the highest amount of money when the money is being shared

Truly nostalgic!!!

Close to Christmas, I would save my transportation money to school and would rather trek so I can save money to buy knock out.

During Christmas eve ,We would dey do "war" with the opposite compound using the bangers

There was this time, someone threw a banger from the other compound. One of us decided to jump on top of it ( mimicking soldiers who sacrifice their lives by jumping on grenades). The guy don watch too much American films

Omo! Na to the thing explode come peel the guy skin o. Imagine say him nor even wear shirt then

Very funny times

234GT:
When men were boys.

There is this racket that you would fill up with the powder from matches head, and use a nail to press it down, then you slam it against the wall to give a loud bang. This was before bangers and knockouts.....

Good old days when one had nothing to worry about as kids........

For delta that year, na our knock out be that. We go steal matches then to run am

Chochovini:
. Indomie spotted. For you to have talked about toy handset.

Ebot.. I was born in d 90's, how is dat a crime?

Rapmoney:
If you grew up as a Nigerian kid in the 80s and 90s, you can surely relate to this. Fondest memories.

Please share your 80s and 90s Christmas experiences as a kid.

Few days preceding Christmas, we used to shoot toy guns with pipes gotten from old abandoned refrigerators. This was before knockouts and bangers were introduced. We would add the head of a matchstick and fire with a loud sound. Some kids used to dig the ground to make a particular spoon shape and pour hot led gotten from condemned battery to make a loud sounding device called 'Agadagbo'. Old Bendel kids can relate.

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