About last month
Last month happened in a huge way as I found myself traveling home for a burial celebration, which we also used as an Easter celebration.
Normally, due to how expensive things are, I never planned to travel home anytime soon, even though I didn't travel during Christmas last year.
Not only did transportation cost me a lot of money, but I also supported my dad with finances, as it was his mother (my paternal Grandma) who was being buried. Though I felt it removing such a big amount of money from my account, it's fine because things like this happen.
The grandma was 98years, so it wasn't a mournful ceremony, rather it was a celebration of life well spent.
Also, the burial ceremony was a gathering where I had to meet cousins, uncles, aunts, and many others whom I hadn't seen in many years. It was more like a reunion, and I felt so good getting to meet my extended family at large and taking some good selfies.
Another thing that made it fun-filled was the food. I'm someone who works for every single meal I eat. I haven't eaten from a pot where I didn't know the amount of food for a long while, so going home and having the opportunity to eat anything and however much without considering the cost of the food was so interesting. Since the burial coincided with Easter, there was enough food at home from the very first day of preparation. You needed to see how restless my mouth was in chewing food. I ate to the extent that I began to notice some symptoms of weight gain within the space of three days, which was like a dream come true for me😅.
I enjoyed every part of it, but at some points, I began to miss my usual space at home. The house was so filled up with people, my room wasn't mine anymore because we had a lot of people who lodged in the room, and also, there was no space for someone to cool down because I was being called here and there, especially by all those uncles who came and staged a before and after party drinking. I couldn't settle down to write, and for the very first time after a good running streak, I stayed a day without writing.
Not that I spend a lot of time writing, but this time, I couldn't just get the space to put up a write. Well, I let that feeling go and didn't let it disturb me because all work and no play can actually make someone dull. After all, it's family I went to visit, not random people, so they needed my time too.
During Easter periods, there are usually many events in town which in one way or another pull one to attend. I don't attend uninvited events, but on the next day of Easter, which was Easter Monday, a cousin came and dragged me to 'THE DAY OF THE COMMUNITY' event, which used to be entertaining as many cultural displays were done. Unfortunately, we got there late when all the dances and displays had ended. I had my camera with me to capture every event, but it was unfortunate for me.
That's all about last month.
Thanks for reading.
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You traveled without bringing meat for me ehn, don't worry now
You came here to drag me.
What of the 3HBD I sent to you?
Was that not for the replacement of the meat??
WOW, What memorable experience you had, I can't recall the last time I traveled, it's so nice the burial wasn't a mournful one but a celebration of life well lived. The food, I wished I was invited maybe that weight you gained within three days would have be shared. Hahaha, thanks for posting, it was a nice read.
No doubt your easter went well, cultural displays are always a beautiful sight to behold.
It's always fun when families gather for celebrations especially when they are united.
It was indeed a life well spent and thank God for that...
Those cultural days celebrations are always fun and amazing too... You really had a taste of activities
Yeah. Burial is one of the things that brings alot of people together to see themselves again. Thank God everything went well. Having to see all your uncles aunties makes it look sweet.
Thanks for sharing
98 years is a celebration of life. When there is such a celebration, there is a lot to eat and drink and also you get to meet relatives and friends. No, your room can't be yours again 😄, but it is for a short period.
I would say the weight gain was necessary.
This is a well-written blog post with a taste of humour. Well done @kingsleyy
It's always fun when you travel and meet some of your family members you haven't seen for years. Also, burial is one of the major things that brings people and families together. I can still remember that my Grandma from my father's side died and we did her burial in August ending / first week of September a lot of our family members came and I was surprised that I still had some family who I didn't know about.
Celebrating someone's life means that that person transcended, i.e. left a legacy or a footprint to follow. There is no sadness in that burial, what is breathed is pure life.
You are now taking up some family roles and that's good. At least your family enjoy you small😁
Hehe, that's burial for you bro, you cannot own your room in that period
Na groove u go do so o, well the celebration is suppose to be a joyful one evenhtou it's burial, the woman try
Weldone sir
#dreemerforlife
Sometimes we just need a break and I think spending it with family wasn't a bad one at all.
Yeah, though it was time consuming, I enjoyed it.
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Kingsley how many months did this particular burial last please?
Always a #dreemerforlife
Lol😅
It's still going on sef.
I'm yet to return
Interesting details of that burial, the grandmother enjoyed a long life, no doubt every culture has a peculiar way to celebrate a burial, thanks for sharing friend
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Space to write ke. In fact you can't even sleep as you like. So you ate and ate and gained fat in few days 😄😄😄. Well Done.
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...and there were mosquitoes and heat
Imagine that scenario.
Oh yeah, I added weight 😅
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And you couldn't even take a selfie so we can see all the time you were exercising your mouth or even the weight gain, hehehe.
I can imagine the scenario you painted of family members occupying every space at so you didn't have the space to settle down and write. I guess no one can actually do so in such a busy place. And seeing other extended family members after years, catching up on old times is where the fun is.
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Lol😅
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Yeah, such environment is very hard to cope with writing.
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