If Halloween{An American Export} Came To Nigeria Through A Black Nation They Would Brand It Evil and Occultic.

little boy who was branded a witch by nigerians being taken care of by this white caretaker.

I have always believed that if Harry Potter was a black boy, he would be called an evil wizard. But being white makes him okay and acceptable.

Halloween, as an event, seems to be growing legs in Africa, especially in Nigeria, my home country. I personally noticed a few years ago that within the celebrity community in Nigeria, people were beginning to celebrate this festival they had brought with them, to Nigeria! So much for when in Rome do as the Romans do! Initially I did not see Nigerians knowing about or indeed participating in Halloween. Well, all that changed these few years.

Halloween (an American export) is said to have originated from a pre-Christian festival known as Samhain. According to the website, Encyclopedia.com: “It is believed that the spirits of those who died during the previous 12 months were granted access into the other world during Samhain. Thus, spirits were said to be travelling on that evening.” Do the people now celebrating Halloween in Nigeria know this? I doubt it very much. If Halloween had come to Nigeria from Kenya, maybe no body would celebrate it, but because ''onyibo man '', the whites brought it, we have stupidly embraced it. Why then do we kill our witches and brand some churches demonic? 

Over the years, the celebration of Halloween has changed from its original roots. Today many people who celebrate it have no idea what or why they are celebrating it. All they know is that, come 31 October, they dress up in ghoulish fashion and hit the streets, trick or treating for children and organising Halloween parties for adults.

And this is where I have a problem with the Africans who participate in these celebrations. If Halloween came to Nigeria, they would say its juju, evil, or occult.

ok just look at the picture above. Whether this boy was a witch or not, I did not know but a  white care worker felt she had to help her. To cut a long story short, let’s just say that if she had not intervened, this young boy would have continued to live with a relative who perceived him as a witch and thus would have continued to maltreat him. At the time i saw this boy online, he was skinny from maltreatment, whereas his cousins (her aunt’s children) were plump, if not overweight. Nigerians and Africans who is fooling who. If you are ready to celebrate Halloween, why kill our witches? Perhaps there may be good ones amongst them that needs their powers well tapped for the betterment of our nations, our economy and our technology. Rather than chase them out of our homes, don't you think we can do more with them? Look at ''hope'' today, very healthy and bouncing...

Thanks to denrele Adun and other celebrities who dressed for halloween. It is so hypocritical the way we are killing our beliefs, traditions and cultures to buy into anything that comes from outside Africa. Even if that thing goes against everything we once believed in, it doesn’t matter as long as it comes from the white man’s land. Our people will not only accept it but will practise it even more fervently than the originators!