News Years Eve At Meserani Snake Park
Happy New Year To You All,
We had a fabulous time here in Africa at Meserani Snake Park.
Things where a little bit different than how we would normally celebrate Christmas back in New Zealand. Not so much hype as you would normally see with the shops etc. This year we all decided no Christmas presents, but there were a couple of us that broke the rule.
We had a spit roast with Wilder Beast and Buffalo, certainly different than your traditional Turkey or Ham. Very tasty though.
I was interested to see how the Maasai were going to celebrate this occasion.
They are very much a religious tribe.
The Maasai go to church every Sunday.
Christmas day to them is just like any other average day of the year.
Maasai are unaware of a typical Christmas day that we as westerner’s know it as. And I’m sure a lot of westerner’s have no idea what they are celebrating either. A lot of us are more concerned who has the biggest present under the tree.
It isn’t until the Maasai are baptised that they become aware of the celebration side of Christmas day. There is still no decorations or tress and certainly no presents. The Maasai people are saying they are becoming more influenced by us about how Christmas is celebrated and that as the years pass by they will start to celebrate the way we do.
I think this is a real shame, they should just carry on the way they are. Keep it simple I say. For one thing they certainly can not afford to be shopping for presents, they can hardly feed them selves most of the time.
New Years Eve was a big party in the bar here, there were about 4 overland trucks in with people from all over the world.
There were some very sore heads in the morning. It was all good fun and I meet some very funny people.
So that was Christmas and New Year for us, very quite but the most important thing for me was spending it with my family and I think we should all be thankful for what we have.
Until next time
Tania Bale
Creative Vision Ebooks.Com
Happy New Year To You All,
We had a fabulous time here in Africa at Meserani Snake Park.
Things where a little bit different than how we would normally celebrate Christmas back in New Zealand. Not so much hype as you would normally see with the shops etc. This year we all decided no Christmas presents, but there were a couple of us that broke the rule.
We had a spit roast with Wilder Beast and Buffalo, certainly different than your traditional Turkey or Ham. Very tasty though.
I was interested to see how the Maasai were going to celebrate this occasion.
They are very much a religious tribe.
The Maasai go to church every Sunday.
Christmas day to them is just like any other average day of the year.
Maasai are unaware of a typical Christmas day that we as westerner’s know it as. And I’m sure a lot of westerner’s have no idea what they are celebrating either. A lot of us are more concerned who has the biggest present under the tree.
It isn’t until the Maasai are baptised that they become aware of the celebration side of Christmas day. There is still no decorations or tress and certainly no presents. The Maasai people are saying they are becoming more influenced by us about how Christmas is celebrated and that as the years pass by they will start to celebrate the way we do.
I think this is a real shame, they should just carry on the way they are. Keep it simple I say. For one thing they certainly can not afford to be shopping for presents, they can hardly feed them selves most of the time.
New Years Eve was a big party in the bar here, there were about 4 overland trucks in with people from all over the world.
There were some very sore heads in the morning. It was all good fun and I meet some very funny people.
So that was Christmas and New Year for us, very quite but the most important thing for me was spending it with my family and I think we should all be thankful for what we have.
Until next time
Tania Bale
Creative Vision Ebooks.Com
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