The Culture of Christmas Celebrations in Zimbabwe

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• Public Christmas carol sessions in parks and
  communes

• Church service at Christmas Eve as well as
  morning of Christmas day

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• A lot of people get their biggest stereo speakers
  out and put them outside the

front of the house and play their favourite
music very loudly! It is not only
Christmas music that is played, but also the
latest pop tunes and old African
favourites.
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• Concept of Santa Claus is present only at public
  appearances like commercial
• squares/stores

• The tradition revolves around bringing the elders
  in the family for distribution of gifts
• within the house

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• Christmas tree is replaced with locally available
  Ivy Tree

• Decoration arrangement made from household
  memorabilia

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• Delicacies Chicken with rice (rarely offered)

• Household items Bread, jam, cornmeal porridge,
  sugar, tea etc

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• Local Foreign Tourism Victoria Falls, Hwange
  national park, Matobo national

park, National Heroes acre Harare,
Chimanimani park other national landmarks
of Harare
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• Private chartered tours

Bus network gets real crowded from rural
urban migration, minivans stop operating
in main Christmas days
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• Christmas Pass hotel, along with hotels having
  restaurants serving special Christmas
• menu of dishes

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