Another Christmas season is hovering around the corner, the streets are hitting up, with commerce and décor, on every lip, one can hear its ‘party time’, ‘time to celebrate’ what? Many don’t even know. Some don’t know its Christ’s birth day yet they are celebrating with others.

Is it going to be a replay of last year in Cameroon? One can only wait to see but as we look up to celebrating this day that comes up in the next few days. My one whole wish is not to be another protagonist in a fiery saga as the one that befell me last year.

In the main time, a look at preparations and what is happening and how some Cameroonians look at the Christmas season can be enriching…

By the 20th of December, all schools in Cameroon vacated for the season, as the students return to their homes for the Christmas break, they will celebrate the birth of Christ in distinctly different ways.

Christmas celebrations vary from family to family; however, regardless of traditions, being with family at Christmas is the most important aspect of the season.

At the other end of the string, some families do their traditional practices during Christmas time because it's the only time when all of them are meeting together. The season is characterized by weddings and family reunions. While most people (Christians) think of December 25th as the time when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, personally, I regard it as a time when he is born in people’s hearts. This gives me the raison d’être of celebrating and marrying with others.

Christmas is a spiritual occasion that should focus on prayer, praise and the Bible. Today, the traditional Christmas feast in some Cameroonian communities consists of chicken and rice, etc, the meal frequently includes dancing and singing and people just enjoy celebrating the birth of the son of God.

As elsewhere in the world, Christmas is a merry time when presents are exchanged, but there is more to it as a family. What do you think?