‘Christmas is best in my village’ by Hojevi Kappo
‘The Nagagenous-Story to tell’ a local Sümi choral group released its first Christmas music video ‘Khristmas ye Niphulo Pavi’ (Christmas is best in my village) on Tuesday December 13 at Aküvüto Mission Centre Thahekhu. The video was officially released by Dr. Hotokhu Chishi, Joint Director Health and Welfare and dedicated by Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi.
Hojevi Kappo Writer and composer of ‘Khristmas ye Niphulo Pavi’ (Christmas is best in my village) who is also the Director of Nagagenous conveyed the song reminiscence Christmas celebrated in villages those days when people would take out their best and finest traditional shawls and joyfully sing Christmas hymns in the church.
The song reminiscence Christmas in village where Banana stumps placed in the village welcome gate, a big leafy and bushy tree for the Christmas tree and candles in bamboo jars covered with banana shoots was all about Christmas decorations.
With no Santa Claus story or Reindeers or Christmas cakes, Christmas was all about steamed sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, millet, axone with pork and axone chutney- a sense of complete joy and happiness filled the village during Christmas conveys the song.
The writer and composer Kappo says’ reflecting on how Christmas is celebrated today, the first thing that comes to mind is the thousand rupees worth of expensive crackers on the ground and in the air that kill local chickens with expensive decorations which are yet not enough for the show.
The level of competitions and various kinds of Christmas cakes baked for wealthy people and expensive gifts for loved ones, idols of Santa Claus, Reindeers are an ‘in’ thing with no traditional feelings and traditional food with the festive season turning into rich man’s Christmas, said Kappo.
Christmas is best in my village conveys the love, joy and peace that was celebrated those days. Produced by Er.Kitosh Aye, music and lyrics by Hojevi Kappo and directed by Vito Sumi, the song is available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/ctuALWBUU7I
Staff Reporter
