Nigeria: New Year Traditions

1 January 2013

Happy New Year! That greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks of 2013 as a new year gets under way. But the day celebrated as New Year's Day in modern America was not always January 1.

In Nigeria, everyone cherishes the special moment, and raises a hope to be more optimistic and better human beings in the coming time. Also, vows are taken by everyone to forget rivalries, turn foes into friends, and give a new buoyant start to life. Also, it is also the time when people irrespective of faith or tribe, offer prayers to the supreme Lord, to confer them with peace, prosperity, and growth in the coming year. This is followed by exchange of wishes.

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