Exploring Christmas through the eyes of photographers across Africa.
"It's that time of the year when Muslim men sell Christmas decorations across the streets of West Africa. 'Nah it's all business!' Salamy told me when I asked if he had religious conflict with selling blow-up Santas"
— A F R E A D A ∼ stories from home. (@AFREADA) December 20, 2022
Lomé, Togo | Photographed by Ricci Shryock#HomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/oWpPM6FNCG
"Santa hit traffic coming into Cairo so he left his reindeer en route and took a camel instead."
— A F R E A D A ∼ stories from home. (@AFREADA) December 21, 2022
Cairo, Egypt. | Photographed by Christina Rizk.#HomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/VbiAOPlu6m
“Chickens are a part of Christmas in Nigeria, as much as Turkeys are a part of Thanksgiving in the US. Knowing how to prepare and cook Christmas chicken is a rite of passage.”
— A F R E A D A ∼ stories from home. (@AFREADA) December 22, 2022
Enugu, Nigeria. | Photographed by Onyekachi Iloh.#HomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/m96cWaVRj8
"People have gone to the village" — a popular saying in African cities, often used to explain why streets are less congested during the holiday season.
— A F R E A D A ∼ stories from home. (@AFREADA) December 23, 2022
Kampala, Uganda. | Photographed by Sarah Waiswa.#HomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/J0jPZ1YLdQ
Christmas in Lalibela. 🕯️
— A F R E A D A ∼ stories from home. (@AFREADA) December 24, 2022
Lalibela, Ethiopia. | Photographed by Girma Berta.#HomeForChristmas pic.twitter.com/bJrkAw0l06
All rights remain with the respective photographers.
Do you have a favourite? Let us know by dropping a comment below!
