The Diary game: Witnessing Mbo day in Christmas village (17/12/2025)

Compliment of the season, beautiful members of @steem Cameroon, I hope everyone is doing well as we are drawing close to the end of 2025. I'm @destinedhanik and I'm here to tell you how my day went as I witnessed Mbo day in Christmas village. In my state, Akwa Ibom state, every December is set aside for the 31 local governments to showcase their culture and it is done alphabetically, so, while I didn't plan to go witness Mbo day, but I and my colleagues went to Christmas village and we stumbled on it and I really enjoyed watching it as I learnt a little about their culture.

In the morning , I woke up at 5:30am as usual and prepared for work. I had to look for what to eat as it's not easy to go to work on an empty stomach . I ate garri and Atama soup for breakfast. I arrived at my work place before 7am and by 8am, the bell was rang for morning devotion, so we all gathered at the assembly hall to pray and commit the day to God.

Morning devotion

After the morning devotion, we rehearsed on songs and drama as we will be having a staff party soon and the staff members will be required to make a presentation at the headquarters.

Drama rehearsal ongoing

The song rehearsal took place first and after that, the drama rehearsal which took place from morning to afternoon.

In the afternoon at about 2pm, we left in the school bus for Christmas village. This was a way of marketing our school to the public.

My stressed self

We talked to people and encouraged them to bring their children to our school, and we also shared flyers. When we were done, we sat to watch Mbo day.

Mbo local government is in Akwa Ibom state. It is one of the local government making up the Oro tribe. They speak Oron language. Their main occupation is fishing but they also trade abd farm and are involved in craft works. Mbo has streams and rivers surrounding it and it also has natural resources. So they showcased their culture for people to see on this day.

They are rich in crayfish and fish.

A big fish caught in their river

The Mbo chiefs and Obonganwans

Their different foods

Their work of art

By 4pm, we decided to go back to school.

Heading back to school

In the evening, I headed out again to see my friend whom I haven't seen since the beginning of this year, so we talked and took a shot together.

With my friend at Christmas village in the evening

When I got back, I took snacks which I had gotten at the Christmas village, popcorn and drink and slept.