The Diary Game: Experiencing Mbre Ekpo (Masquerade Display) 23-09-2025

Hello ladies and gentlemen of steemit. It's your friend @joychi102 and in my diary today, I will be capturing something captivating you would love to read and maybe just learn something from.

Yesterday that was 23rd of September, 2025 was Akwa Ibom day. It was the day that made Akwa Ibom State 38 years and so many cultural displays took place. One that was really fascinating that morning was the 'Mbre Ekpo' which is being translated to English as the 'Masquerade display.'

^{Yhe masquerade display}

I couldn't go near the masquerade because they were dancing the dance of the gods and it's not advisable for women to go near them while they are displaying so I stayed put in my shop and did not go outside not untill one saw how scared I was and decided to come to my shop to have a selfie with me.

^{Taking selfie with one of the masquerade}

When the masquerade left, I was focused on attending to my customers and serving them with so much joy. I had so much running through my mind but anytime I remember that my kids are now recovering from sickness, I become so happy and satisfied.

While I was still attending to customers, this my Yoruba customer friend came, she is one of the heavy buyers in my shop and since last semester I haven't seen her and since then I have been trying to reach out to her but couldn't so I had to wait for her to come back and now that she is back, I am very excited.

^{With My customer turned friend}

When my husband closed his shop in the evening and came back to my shop, he asked me to go back home with the kids so that I can go and get the clothes that were on line out so that the evening rain that seemed it was about to rain a hell stone. I went back home and here I was removing the clothes from the line.

^{Removing the clothes I washed from the line}

When I finished removing the clothes from the rope, I took my bath and cooked for the family then I began to feed my son that is still recovering from malaria. I am happy he is eating fine now because two days back, it felt like a nightmare seeing my son not wanting to eat.

^{Feeding my son that is recovering from sickness}

After feeding him, I stayed and waited for my husband to come back so that we could eat together and when he came back home, I dished food and we ate before we began to do the account for last week because he was too busy. After balancing the account and enough to and fro, I decided to go and rest before I decide to faint here. It was nice having everyone in my blog.

@joychi102 loves you all.