My culture, my pride (all about my Isoko cultural day).

Oruaro Egboje
@egbojeoruaro412594
1 month ago

They used to teach us in our elementary school that culture is the way of life of the people. So, allow me to tell you about how our Isoko culture day went in full. It's my final year in school, and I told myself that I wasn't going to live a boring life and that I would participate in every social activity that made sense, and my cultural day was part of it. When the flyer for the party was posted, I told my roommate who is also an Isoko girl, in fact, from the same hometown. We started preparing for that party even a month before. I already got my dress from home from my mum's box of clothes (don't judge me 😚); wrapper, lace and gele are not something I wear often like our mothers do. So, back to what I was saying, I got my dress from home, so I was fully prepared in terms of clothing. I told my course mates who were also Isoko, and we all made plans to attend. The day finally came, and boy, oh boy, you need to see the time and efforts we put into it. My roommate is a makeup artist, so she did my makeup and hers. Her ex-roommate tied our gele, we dressed up and stormed the party like the final babes that we are 😂😂😂. We snapped lots and lots of pictures that we barely even participated in the party. Once my other friend came, it continued with more and more pictures. Before you turned around, you had already seen someone you would want to snap with. It was a fun day and so memorable because a lot of us Isoko students turned up for the party. It was even more fun because they shared rice to everyone, so our evening food was settled for that night 😂😂. And lest I forget, the pictures were up to like 200; it was so many that I couldn't download all immediately. I stayed awake till past midnight as I was collecting them and posting them on my WhatsApp status.
P.S. My roommate and I came back home with serious headaches; the whole picture thing was stressful, plus the gele made matters worse, it was too tight, so it made the headache worse. In fact, it was the first thing I removed from my head when I got home before I removed the lace and wrapper. But in all, the day was fun and I got to represent my culture with my fellow Isoko ladies. I had a lot of fun, and I've got them saved as memories in pictures in my phone. This might not be your everyday story, but I just wanted to share my little experience with you.

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