By Rose Oranye
Anambra State Ministry of Information has expressed readiness to support the Anambra Christmas Village 2024, scheduled to hold between December 12, 2024 and January 12, 2025 at Anambra Stadium, Awka.
The event with theme, ‘People, Solution and the Magic of Christmas ‘ is being organized by Anambra State Government in collaboration with Descendants Fortune Investment Limited.
Receiving the Anambra Christmas Village Marketing Team at his office in Awka, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor lauded the group for initiating the event which he described as very important, given the fact that it will provide opportunities for Ndị Anambra, particularly children who will come home for Christmas to learn about their culture.
Dr Mefor urged the group to work towards including tangible/material and non-material culture like language in the assemblage of cultural things as a way of promoting Igbo Language which is feared to be endangered.
“If you are able to assemble cultural things, especially tangible/material culture, try to include the non-material culture like language, among others. It will help to make it holistic because most of the children are not born here and Igbo Language is their second language. It’s not easy for them,” he advised.
While assuring that he would liase with the Culture Commissioner to know how the ministry can come, he equally asked the team to present a proposal on areas of collaboration for him to discuss the management.
In their separate speeches, the leader of the group, Mr Prince Okafor and the leader of the Marketing Team, Thelma Benson said the essence of the visit was to inform him of the event and ask for assistance in the area of publicity.
According to them, the event will feature entertainment, culture and tradition to enable the present generation understand traditional and cultural values.
