Sarah's adventure: Boxing Day Cultural Carnival

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Boxing Day Cultural Carnival

So on boxing day rather than having leftovers from yesterday’s roast dinner we headed down to see the cultural carnival. This is where every local government area in Cross River State plus some of the national states in Nigeria parade along the street in traditional outfits displaying traditional music and dance. It was something both myself and Leanne had really been looking forward to! So we were up relatively early and headed to Mary Slessor Avenue, where there was a judges station. The best display would be awarded first place, so by the judging station is the best place to watch the dancing! We had a great view in the shade from the street! We were all interviewed for the local television channel, so I’m probably even more famous now than before! We even managed to sneak into the press area to get some even better photos and view of the displays. It was a great few hours and a really nice way to see more of the traditions of Nigerian culture. We were all hot and exhausted after, so headed for a relaxing swim at Axari afterwards! An alternative but great boxing day!