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.

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

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.

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.

Emday:
Honestly this is truly nostalgic.

Your dressing isn't complete without Green 'goggles' or pink ones.😀

And the banger wars....throwing knockouts inside neighbours compound and expecting a reaction.

Truly it seems the climate has changed. By this time, you could literally feel Christmas and New year in the air.

Kay25:
90's was cool by now bangers would have been sounding

Meerahbel:
Jollof rice with Chicken or beef make Dem con add stew for aside.
Oh boy

I think there was more love/trust amongst Nigerians back then compared to now . Love, sharing and giving. Where you cook and package some to your neighbors with drinks.

If you try such this era, almost half of the foods would end up in dust bins

Smitaro100:



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

Smitaro100:



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

Chochovini:
. Who said is a crime? It‘s just that you‘re an indomie generation. The more reason you‘re not part of that thread.
Those children you saw in that pics might have become fathers and mothers in their respective destinations by mow.

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........

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........

Meerahbel:
Yeah true, what's your thoughts on this generation?

Smitaro100:



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

Kay25:

This generation is missing a lot they thought they are having it more better than ours but no no .. families don't gather as usual,fun is no longer as it is only sit to watch phones unlike then where things were communal.. I remember on our street the whole children will gather as one of the houses will cook rice for us to eat

ednut1:
Can’t relate. Never looked like this. Ewww

Emday:


yeah.....so.much has changed in just about 30 years.....our values have really changed as a people. you will hardly allow your children mix with people in the neighborhood these days. Back then, if i wasnt home by nightfall, my mum knew at least 4 places in the neighborhood i could be

Smitaro100:
Toy handset and watch nko?

Bahamas95:
Toy handset in 80s and 90s?

Jeon:
All those things you mentioned are still available,but location matters.

Smitaro100:



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

nedekid:

Not a crime son, neither is being indomie generation too.