Christmas in West Coast Berbice

Samantha Harbans with her daughters, Kavita, 14, and Sonia, 11 months

Many people look forward to celebrating Christmas Guyanese style, with pepperpot and homemade bread, black cake, ginger beer and lots of alcohol being the main attractions.

Residents from different villages in West Coast Berbice told the Sunday Stabroek that “it is not Christmas without those things. We work hard whole year and this is the time that we have to treat ourselves and be merry.”

They said too that it is that time of the year when persons ensure that their homes look their best.

In almost all the homes of those who celebrate, there are