Congo Restaurant bombed on Christmas Day!

Bomu imelipuka kwenye mgahawa Kongo Magharibi..watu saba wamekufa!

BENI, Congo (AP) -  A bomb has exploded at a restaurant as patrons gathered on Christmas Day and killed at least seven people in eastern Congo. Mayor Narcisse Muteba told The Associated Press that the victims included two children and that investigations were underway to find the perpetrators. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack though Islamic extremists claimed a suicide bombing back in June that caused no other casualties. The town has long been targeted by rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces which traces its origins to neighboring Uganda. But an Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility for two explosions in Beni in June.

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What is Boxing Day?

   LONDON (AP) - In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its name and how people celebrate it:

   NO NEED FOR BOXING GLOVES

   While no one seems to know for sure how it came to be called Boxing Day, it definitely has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. Perhaps the most widely held understanding of its origins comes from the tradition of wealthier members of society giving servants and tradesmen a so-called Christmas Box containing money and gifts on the day after Christmas.

   It was seen as a reward for a year's worth of service. Other believe it comes from the post-Christmas custom of churches placing boxes outside their doors to collect money for distribution to less-fortunate members of society in need of Christmas cheer.

   Some trace it to Britain's proud naval tradition and the days when a sealed box of money was kept on board for lengthy voyages and then given to a priest for distribution to the poor if the voyage was successful.

   There are other explanations, but it's clear the designation has nothing to do with the modern habit of using the holiday for shopping at "big box" stores selling televisions, computers and the like.

   SHARING THE WEALTH, AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH

   No one knows for sure when Boxing Day started, but some believe it was centuries ago, when servants would be given the day after Christmas off as a day of rest after feverish preparations for their masters' celebrations.

   Others trace it back even earlier, to the Roman practice of collecting money in boxes - they say Roman invaders brought this practice to Britain, where it was taken up by the clergy to collect money in boxes for the disadvantaged.

   The tradition gained popularity during the Victorian era and has flourished to this day. The British Empire may now be a thing of the past, but Boxing Day is still celebrated in some other parts of the Commonwealth, including Canada, Australia and Kenya.

   SO IF THEY'RE NOT BOXING, WHAT DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO ON BOXING DAY?

   Boxing Day has evolved into a day of relaxation and indulgence - and shopping. It is filled with sporting events (including a marathon soccer schedule tailor-made for TV viewing from a comfortable couch) and it is often a day when people open their homes to family and friends who drop by for turkey, ham and perhaps half-consumed bottles of wine left over from Christmas dinner.

   In Britain it used to be a day for fox hunting in the frost-tinged countryside, but that practice has been mostly banned for more than a decade now. In its place, "Boxing Day Sales" have flourished, with many Britons lifted from their post-Christmas torpor by the lure of low prices in department stores.

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Tenga Bajeti Mapema

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Fuatilia Mwenendo wa Matumizi Yako

Kutenga bajeti pekee tu haitoshi bila ya kuwa na mbinu sahihi ya kufuatilia mwenendo mzima wa jinsi pesa inavyotumika. Tenga pembeni bajeti ya sikukuu kwa kufungua akaunti ya benki ili isiingiliane na ya matumizi ya kawaida. Unaweza kutumia mbinu mbalimbali kuhakikisha unafanikiwa katika hili, kwa mfano kuwa na programu ya simu, ambayo utakuwa unaweza kufuatilia kwa ukaribu mwenendo wa matumizi na kiasi cha pesa kilichobaki popote na muda wowote ulipo.

Punguza Matumizi Yasiyokuwa na Tija

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Pendekeza Utaratibu wa Kununuliana Zawadi kwa Siri

Kwa bahati mbaya familia nyingi za kiafrika sio wenyeji wa utamaduni huu wa kununuliana zawadi kwa siri au ‘Secret Santa’ kama inavyojulikana kwa lugha ya Kiingereza.  Mbinu hii ina manufaa makubwa sana kama utataka kuepuka gharama kubwa za kumnunulia zawadi kila mwanafamilia, kwa mfano, pengine una baba, mama, kaka, dada, binamu, wajomba na mashangazi unaweza ukautambulisha utaratibu wa kila mtu kumnunulia zawadi mwenzio kwa siri na kumkabidhi siku ya sikukuu. Nadhani inaweza kuleta msisimko zaidi na kila mtu akafurahia.

Epuka Mila Zitakazo Kugharimu

Kuna baadhi ya makabila bado yana taratibu ambao huwalazimu wanakoo kukutana kwa pamoja ifikapo kila mwisho wa mwaka. Watu hulazimika kusafiri na kutumia gharama kubwa kwa karamu ambazo huandaliwa na kujikuta mwaka unaanza wakiwa hawana fedha za kutosha. Unaweza kuepuka hayo yote kwa kufanya vitu vya kawaida ambavyo familia yako itavifurahia na kuvipenda.

Kuwa Mwangalifu na Ofa za Mauzo

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Jitahidi Kutokuzidisha Manunuzi Yako

Kutokana na ofa kemkem ndani ya kipindi hiki cha sikukuu wateja wengi hujikuta njia panda kwa kushindwa kujizuia kuzidisha manunuzi wanayoyafanya. Inashauriwa kuwa na orodha pamoja na bajeti ya vitu unavyotaka kwenda kuvinunua ili pindi umalizapo usizidishe kwa kutamani vingine. Kama ikiwezakana fanya manunuzi mapema kabla ya sikukuu yenyewe ambapo kutokana na punguzo kubwa la bei ukajikuta unataka kununua kila bidhaa.

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James Brown Atuma Salamu za Krismasi Kutoka Mbinguni

Mwimbaji maarufu James Brown, alifariki dunia siku ya Krimasi mwaka juzi. Huyo You Tube kuna mtu ameweka hii kumbukumbu.

Christmas Party Milton Keynes

Heri ya Krismasi!

Nawatakia wote sikukuu njema ya Krismasi! Natumaini itakuwa siku njema kwa wote.

Nami nasafiri kwenda kusherekea sikukuu!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!