Christmas celebrations in Kenya: Families spend on average one month’s salary • FRANCE 24 English

In Kenya, Christmas is primarily a religious celebration that brings families together. As summer approaches and temperatures rise, Santa Claus and Christmas trees are relatively rare. But that does not mean people don’t celebrate — the day is usually marked by generous meals on December 25th. Report by Elodie Cousin and Bastien Renouil.
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21 comments

  1. It is always good to learn other people's traditions. Nice to know they too save eleven months of the year for Christmas celebrations.
    May the enjoy the season , have good health, laughter, friendship, happy family and neighbours.💐☕🍰🍪🥩🥘

  6. Chapathi is considered a delicacy in Kenya? In India, chapathi/roti is an everyday staple for a lot of people.

  7. This potrayal of a lower income family is not a true and complete representation of how Christmas is celebrated in Kenya. Middle – to upper income families travel, go to the coast and safari, and eat out in restaurants. Peace from Kenya 🇰🇪

  9. The Headline of this reporting disturbingly high- key does the following;

    1. It is a headline forming a narrative that perpetuates harmful stereotypes, reducing Kenyans to reckless spenders. Ie " One month's salary spent at Christmas" while ignoring cultural contexts of wealth in an African setting that is not about the Kenya Shillings but about RELATIONAL CURRENCY a practice so ANCESTRAL .That refuses to be captured, broken or diluted. Therefore the heading and journalism of this content reinforces racist tropes about an imagined African financial 'irresponsibility' during a scared family tradition. This
    Cultural reductionism masquerading as journalism: it is bottom line racist. And ,using a research one that is of a GAZE / Hierarchical to African Life to validate this piece as news worthy! What a Shame! What a Low! And who gave you the permission to police 🚨🚨 African Christmas or Christmas in the Global South 😢

  10. What is the point of this story? Choosing at random one family (probably the only one that agreed to be interviewed) and then getting into their privacy is not representative of all families in Kenya. The story is so boring and obviously destined to maintain the usual stereotype. A month's salary for Christmas my foot. Which scientific method did you use to get this findings?

  11. What i know Kenyans we are highly Conservative and we love family love and its not about saving one month salary. We have money to spent at our chosen time and period.

  13. First of all Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🎅 for the world's Christian's. Kenyan's are so lovely people as I worked with them in Middle East, nice to hear they eat chappathi's that's consumed daily in most states of India. As Kenya is mostly Christian's & most leave for celebrating in their native homes from Nairobi or other big cities, do the businesses have no effects due to less workforce in peak season?. – ❤ from GOA 🌅 🏖️ 🌊 ( former Portuguese overseas territory 🇵🇹❤️ ).

  16. There are kenyans who travel home every weekend.
    Also ,for me chapatis are a every day delicacy.
    Most,importantly, for me,CHRISTMAS is not about eating but it has everything to do with meditating upon the love of Jesus for accepting to born of a woman to be our savoir.

  17. The comments saying "this is a lower income family" as if the majority of Kenyans live in bungalows and drive Subarus.😂😂

    Take your coping elsewhere…

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