The Twelve Days of a Zimbabwean Christmas

Feel the magic of Africa as you dance through the twelve days of Christmas in Zimbabwe amongst the sights, sounds and smells that create childhood memories.

Christmas in Zimbabwe is a magical time of year, with dark, stormy clouds bringing the much needed rain that cools off the burning, dusty ground. The haze settles and petrichor scents the air as the earth breathes a sigh of relief. The country comes alive with blooms, fields of crops flourish, roadsides are ablaze with fiery flamboyants and little creatures sing joyously. Children delight in curling chongololos, catching flying ants, or ishwa, and chasing chickens.

Just a few of Zimbabwe's treasures have been selected for this spin on the traditional Christmas carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", by Frederic Austin.

May this book bring you joy, and may you always delight in dancing in the summer rain, and in the magical little creatures that sing the Christmas chorus.