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CultureQ #2 : What is your relationship with your neighbors?

“Culture Q” has gotten off to a good start! I didn’t expect many people to join right away as these kinds of things have a kind of momentum to them, but we did get

CultureQ #1: What are your earliest memories a foreign culture?

Cross Culture is back and this will serve as a reboot to our weekly Cross Culture Prompts. To avoid the prompt post titles being too long and ugly, let’s call them…

Eye Twitching Superstition ~ Coincidence or Real

For most of my years, I used to hear about the eye twitching thing but I never experienced it and, honestly never used to consider it, maybe because I am someone

My mind says “sell” but my heart says “buy”!

I’ve been here a long time, 9 years to be exact. Crazy, isn’t it? I’ve watched legit hype and silly unwarranted hype. I’ve seen crazy dumps and crazy recoveries

More Than Cloth: How Nigerian Traditional Attire Tells The Story Of Who We Are.

One of the things I love about Nigeria, my country, is how our traditional clothing goes beyond just a cloth we put on, nah, before you say a word, the cloth itself

Winter in Summer

The nice thing about being in denial about the winter being here is that by the time you admit it, winter is half over. And things start to improve before the winter

Old Nigerian Traditions: The Beautiful Customs We Should Never Forget

‎Hello Hive, ‎ ‎Whenever I listen to older people talk about life in Nigeria many years ago, I can't help but admire some of the traditions that shaped our communities.

The Hustle Culture.

Hello everyone, it's my second time here, and I'm glad to be here again. I've been drawing some inspiration from @samostically post on here. And this time, I'm here

The Meaning of Cultural Attire in Nigeria

Cloth is not only for covering our bodies to feel warm, but it has a significant importance in the aspect of cultural heritage. It can be used to represent one's

In Nigerian Markets, If You Don’t Bargain, You’ll Pay Double.

Hello everyone 👋. How y'all doing? Feels so good to be here at last. I've been coming by for a while now, seeing @samostically post, engaging and all of that. And

The story of our past shaped our future.

Whenever we hear about history, the only things that come to our minds are battles, wars, and conflicts. I have gone through many history books, and they are filled

The best kinds of distractions

It’s been a while! I’ve hardly noticed the time pass, I’ve been swamped with one thing after another. Mostly I’ve been working through the process of making physical

Popular Nigeria myth: whispering at night and itching on the right palm.

Most Nigeria families and communities beliefs on this popular Nigeria myth or traditional belief before the existence of science and technology came invoked. This

Music is everywhere in Nigeria

For Nigerians, music is not a thing kept for parties, concerts, shows or movies. It is now a thing that is rampant everywhere. It is in every corner you can look

The calm is the storm

What is this sense of calm I feel? No urge to throw ideas out into the wilderness of stimuli? No eager desire to connect? No rollercoasters, no hyper speed? Am I

Reveal the mask's message

Greetings everyone, how are you ? Thank you Crossculture Community. Revealing the message of the Indonesian mask. Indonesia is a country consisting of thousands

Decoration in the building lobby

Greetings, friends of the Hive community. Thank you Crossculture Community. The lobby of the Sate building in West Java Province. The momentum of the Republic of

My life is my own

Too many stimuli, I can hardly put any thoughts together. I feel as if all the mysteries of my history have unraveled in front of me over the past week but I hardly

The Culture of Lineage and Family Name

When it comes to Nigerians, you can tell a lot about a person's lineage just from the surname the person bears. You could even tell if they are royalty or if it

Shawarma

Shawarma is a very special sweet type of snacks specifically made from all kinds of ingredients.. It's mostly eaten by girls especially the campus girls may be the