Wednesday, October 25, 2006
BARKA DA SALLAH TO ALL
Its really sweet to celebrate Sallah at home with family. Sometimes I pity people forced to celebrate at places other than their hometowns. People like students in schools far away from home or workers forced by the call of duty to stay put at their posts. For all such people i say a big sorry and wish them a safe journey home during the coming Babbar Sallah in December.
Well my Sallah was spent at home as visitors and relations stopped me from going out. It was a big happy moment as we all ate and drunk. There was plenty of food and variety of meat to choose from. There were cakes, cookies, chinchin, scones, like wise drinks like Kunun Zaki, Forster Clarks, Dansa and Five Alive. All flowing freely.
I had friends from Kano who came down to witness the colourful Durbar by the traditional rulers. They cme with their children which made our hose a little crowded. Sallah procession was always a crowd puller in KT. This year though there was a snag to it. On the second day of Sallah (Hawan Bariki) we realised there was not going to be a procession of horses from Governors house, in GRA, to the Kangiwa square. And that destroyed my plans and disappointed my friends. This second day had always been the best and I asked my friends to forget the first day and save their orbs for the second day. I was devastated when I learnt that there would be no show on the second day. So werre thousands of KT youths.
We later learnt that the Emir decided not to have any procession because one village had died on Sallah day. A village head!I fumed at this and my friends cussed their luck. I was lucky none of them blamed me on the issue and we settled at home once again to enjoy food and watch Hausa videos. Incidentally these films or videos are improving at a fast rate. And the music is just excellent. My visitors came along with the latest films and I fell for them. I dubbed the songs on blank cassettes and bought the videos available in KT. I say kudos to Kannywood as it comes of age.
Happy sallah everyone.
Well my Sallah was spent at home as visitors and relations stopped me from going out. It was a big happy moment as we all ate and drunk. There was plenty of food and variety of meat to choose from. There were cakes, cookies, chinchin, scones, like wise drinks like Kunun Zaki, Forster Clarks, Dansa and Five Alive. All flowing freely.
I had friends from Kano who came down to witness the colourful Durbar by the traditional rulers. They cme with their children which made our hose a little crowded. Sallah procession was always a crowd puller in KT. This year though there was a snag to it. On the second day of Sallah (Hawan Bariki) we realised there was not going to be a procession of horses from Governors house, in GRA, to the Kangiwa square. And that destroyed my plans and disappointed my friends. This second day had always been the best and I asked my friends to forget the first day and save their orbs for the second day. I was devastated when I learnt that there would be no show on the second day. So werre thousands of KT youths.
We later learnt that the Emir decided not to have any procession because one village had died on Sallah day. A village head!I fumed at this and my friends cussed their luck. I was lucky none of them blamed me on the issue and we settled at home once again to enjoy food and watch Hausa videos. Incidentally these films or videos are improving at a fast rate. And the music is just excellent. My visitors came along with the latest films and I fell for them. I dubbed the songs on blank cassettes and bought the videos available in KT. I say kudos to Kannywood as it comes of age.
Happy sallah everyone.
