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Warren Benns (left), owner of Natural Mystic shares a laugh with Stacey (middle) and Izzy Eaton at the Naija Market in Princess Park Saturday afternoon in downtown Brandon. (Michele McDougall\/The Brandon Sun)<\/p>\n
The goal is to recreate the traditional market commonly found across Africa where people can by everything they need, but there\u2019s more to it Adetu added. They\u2019re offering their culture to the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of our kids have never been to Nigeria or even Africa, so this gives them the opportunity to experience markets in that way,\u201d Adetu said, adding seniors who travel to Nigeria for holidays also ask when the market will return.<\/p>\n
This is the second year in a row for Naija Market Day in Brandon. It was launched last year in Winnipeg, and has become so popular that Adetu has taken the production on the road. Since the last week of May, stops have included Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Brampton (Ontario), and will continue until mid-August.<\/p>\n
As clothing vendor Remilekum Orufola organized her table of fabrics, she said the market is a chance for everyone, whether they\u2019re Nigerian or not, to share in its culture: \u201cWe want to share our beautiful country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside the Natural Mystic tent with its array of dresses, skirts and scarves, Stacey Eaton and her daughter Izzy were about to pay for a new shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe looked forward to the market coming back this year, the people are wonderful,\u201d Stacey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love it,\u201d Izzy chimed in, \u201cThere are so many beautiful colours, I feel like we don\u2019t have enough colourful clothes or enough fun patterns like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adetu said organizers of the market, sponsored by Downtown BIZ, would definitely like back next summer, and perhaps even before, as organizers have also established a Christmas market they hope to bring to Brandon.<\/p>\n
\u00bb mmcdougall@brandonsun.com<\/p>\n
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