For months now, my sister has been endlessly talking about her friend’s wedding, complaining about the design of the dresses that they have to wear as bridesmaids. Well, after seeing the contraption, I could not agree more.
It got me thinking about those wonderful and colorful African weddings I see in the Discovery channel. Browsing through the internet, I landed on a page with an interview with Mohammed Babangida about his matrimonial with Rahama Indimi in Nigeria. Wow! These Nigerians surely have very colorful weddings, which I find very exciting and not so boring.
A photo of the newlyweds (courtesy of ibrahimbabangida.com)
The Bride and her sisters (courtesy of ibrahimbabangida.com)
The prelude to Nigerian weddings is called the Introduction, which is quite similar to the Filipino’s “Pamamanhikan” where both families meet with a visit to the bride’s family. They bring along with a formal letter asking for the daughter’s hand in marriage. The only difference is the dowry that the groom’s family would provide for the other family. This is followed by an engagement ceremony where family members are formally introduced to one another. These ceremonies are celebrated with traditional food and drinks.
Then comes the wedding day, which is quite similar to weddings around the world. The only difference is that the bride is taken back to her parent’s house so they could pray over her, before they finally return her to the husband. What a touching thought that would be. The day ends with, of course, a party in honor of the bride and groom. The night party can go on until morning with non-stop dancing with music coming from a live band.
Mohammed Babangida is a special advisor to the Santa Isabel Petroleum Company, where he serves as liaison to government agencies in behalf of the oil company. Incidentally, Mohammed is the son of Ibrahim Babangida, more popularly known as IBB, who was a former military ruler of Nigeria.
Cheers to Mohammed and Rahama!
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Then comes the wedding day, which is quite similar to weddings around the world. The only difference is that the bride is taken back to her parent’s house so they could pray over her, before they finally return her to the husband. What a touching thought that would be. The day ends with, of course, a party in honor of the bride and groom. The night party can go on until morning with non-stop dancing with music coming from a live band.
Mohammed Babangida is a special advisor to the Santa Isabel Petroleum Company, where he serves as liaison to government agencies in behalf of the oil company. Incidentally, Mohammed is the son of Ibrahim Babangida, more popularly known as IBB, who was a former military ruler of Nigeria.
Cheers to Mohammed and Rahama!
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