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Halloween in Nigeria?Halloween in Nigeria?Recently while reading about events in Nigeria within the previous year, I was shocked to read that some group of Nigerians had put together a Halloween party/ball in Nigeria. It shows how much influence the western culture is rapidly having on the African continent. Unfortunately, while some Africans and Nigerians specifically, are quick to adopt any/all practices emanating from the West, they fail to research to gain a good, better or any understanding of what the implications of the practices they are adopting may involve. It is not every western practice or culture that is admirable or good for Africans, but myopic visions are vivid and active in the people who assimilate without thinking. Among those who are quick to assimilate without thinking are 1] those who have low self esteem [Colo people] who believe everything foreign is good and hence never question anything foreign; 2] those who are ignorant or simply uninformed and are either ill-equipped or incapable of getting the resources needed to research and find about the truth of the new practices and cultures they are adopting; 3] those too lazy, unwilling or too carefree to be bothered about the implications of such adoptions and 4] those who have been lied to or misinformed about the realities of such practices and cultures, simply because they lack the resources they required to inquire themselves. After all, most if not all Nigerians up until the millennium probably never heard of Halloween until they migrated abroad to get educated or employed. It has never been part of our culture or practice, and shouldn't be accepted or adopted either. We need to heed before we regret, considering our environment is different and may not be able to handle the implications of such a practice, should it become widespread. There are more than enough occult issues that need to be tackled, overshadowed or expunged from Africa, without the unnecessary addition of other complexities Africans may not be equipped to handle or in this case, should I say strangle and eradicate. The government and institutions of higher learning for instance, are having tough enough times trying to exorcise the cults that have multiplied on University campuses, without having to endorse new practices that such cultist will embrace to carry out their hideous and dangerous practices. The government, religious institutions and common people of Nigeria are having a tough enough time trying to eradicate ritual practices which have magnified with political explosions, without such ritualists using Halloween as an excuse to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. Extreme care needs to be taken when importing practices that are foreign to us. While Korea may be in extreme by totally banning certain Internet and television shows which they deem unacceptable for their populace, we as individuals and institutions need to be our own watchdogs in assuring that cultures and practices which serve no useful purpose are nipped at the bud before they become mainstream in our African societies. While some may see Halloween as a simple practice and dress up balls, the reality is that those who practice the dark side of it seriously, know the truth behind their practices, and while it may simply be seen as a non-threat presently, boils tend to grow, as does cancer, thus if not nipped in the budding stages, will soon become a volcano too big to eradicate. Cxsm 2/26/08 © Cxsm 2008 All Rights Reserved |
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