Question: Christmas Angels Around the World: Ghana

Here's a look at some Christmas angel traditions from Ghana...

Answer:

In Ghana on Christmas Day, people dress up in clothes that symbolize the angels who announced Jesus Christ's birth on the first Christmas, and they walk from house to house in their neighborhoods singing Christmas carols. Later, they attend Christmas Day church worship services, and then celebrate with a special meal at home with their families and friends.

On Christmas Eve (the night before), people in Ghana also attend church worship services, during which some people play the roles of angels in nativity plays that present the story of how Jesus Christ came to Earth. The churches may also display angel figurines in nativity scenes as decorations, and place angel ornaments on Christmas trees made from either palm trees or evergreen trees.

Ghanaians also enjoy eating chocolate candy in the shape of angels during the Christmas season. Ghana produces a lot of chocolate in its cocoa farms, and some of it used for Christmas candy -- especially candy that goes inside Advent calendars.