Tired of snow and cold? Tired of Christmas tree and tangerines? In the New Year you want new impressions? Welcome to Africa! If someone calls the idea of celebrating New Year in Africa crazy, then you shouldn’t believe him!
It is Africa that is the birthplace of this holiday. Many years ago, it was Africans who first came up with the idea of celebrating the New Year. Here, you can see with your own eyes the unique and archaic traditions of the New Year celebrations in the country, where this holiday is a real symbol of the beginning of a new life.
What will you do in Africa?
First you need to dress up a palm tree! Yes, do not be surprised. Africa is different. The tree of life in Africa, unlike other countries, is the palm tree. And you need to decorate it not with glass toys, but with fresh fruit! Hanging every fruit, you need to make a wish.
Immediately after you have dressed up a palm tree, hurry to look for a green nut! This is an ancient ritual, the essence of which is the search for green walnut. Africans believe that those who find him will be happy in the new year. In order not to offend anyone, they throw a lot of nuts in advance through the streets of the city, so almost everyone can find their happiness.
Did you manage to find your nut? Wonderful! Hurry to the Sahara festival! More than 50,000 people gather each year in the last week of December in the Douz Oasis. The festival is associated with the collection of the date harvest, here you will get the opportunity not only to taste the best varieties of dates in the world, but also to see how the most ancient national traditions are recreated. All this is accompanied by national dances, performances and solemn procession of camels. Imagine all this fun for free!
After such a terrific celebration, you can also go to the Cape of Good Hope. Here you will have a unique opportunity to congratulate the real African penguins on the holiday, who will gladly crawl out to you for a meeting from their holes and gladly give themselves a stroke.
When you have already visited southern Africa, it’s time to go to the highest point in Africa, a volcano called Kilimanjaro, around which grows a large national park. And of course you should definitely try African New Year’s dishes. Of course, this is not our Olivier or fish under a fur coat, but it is also very tasty.
Spend an unforgettable New Year in hot Africa. Awesome memories of this holiday will stay with you forever, and your photo album will be replenished with incredible photos that will certainly not be like those that your friends and colleagues will show you. Exotic is now in fashion! Do not sit still! Welcome to hot Africa!
