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Oct 2 4 tweets 2 min read
Many of us have friends & extended family members of other faiths who have for long participated & enjoyed our celebrations as we have reciprocated theirs.

However, this sudden interest in #GarbaNight & this push that it should be open to all by the very people who through
the year mock every belief, tradition & ritual & till last week were happily posting on social media with the same toxicity…has been a surprise.

So it is not without reason that we, who once took great pride in sharing with openness our culture & festivities are now wary
& distrustful of these new enthusiasts.

We would then naturally prefer they stay afar than mar a happy time & leave a bitter taste.

It must be said however, that anywhere in the world, music concerts, shows, establishments of repute hold the right to deny admission.
…& if one is looking for ‘just an evening of dance’ then even popular discotheques discourage ‘stags’.

So on an occasion to honour, worship & celebrate the feminine form of divinity why keep your mothers, sisters, wives, children, girlfriends away?

#Garba #Respect

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