This week, I have brought you Brides From Uganda in East Africa.
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| Ugandan Flag |
Uganda is a landlocked country, bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, to the west by The Democratic Republic of Congo and to the south by Rwanda.
Traditional Ugandan Wedding Ceremony:
After the agreement of proposal, for the
Kwanjula (marriage) to be a resounding success, gifts are exchanged.
During the Kwanjula the Groom's family is required to appear dressed in kanzu and they must also present kanzu to the bride's family. The kanzu is always worn with a suit jacket, blazer, or sport coat. It is customary, for Tribal Chiefs to wear the kanzu with a black bisht.
During the Kwanjula the Groom's family is required to appear dressed in kanzu and they must also present kanzu to the bride's family. The kanzu is always worn with a suit jacket, blazer, or sport coat. It is customary, for Tribal Chiefs to wear the kanzu with a black bisht.
Before the Kwanjula, the Groom
invites the Bride's parents to meet his family. The bride's family's wealth is assessed.
In Uganda, the number of cows you own indicates the family's wealth. If a family owned only one cow, this means they are very poor.
There is a lot of dancing, feasting and merry making when the Groom's parents delivers the bride's wealth to the bride's family.
The Groom also provides Kanzus for the Father in-law and brother in-laws. Gomesis are also provided for the mother in-law and Ssengas. (Kanzu and Gomesi are cultural dresses for males and females respectively). These are a must.
The traditional kanzu has maroon embroidery around the collar, abdomen, and sleeves. The embroidery is called the omulela. The kanzu is worn at wedding ceremonies during the introduction.
Envelopes containing money for the father in-law, mother in-law, Ssengas and brother in-laws are also given as gifts to the bride's family.
In Uganda, the number of cows you own indicates the family's wealth. If a family owned only one cow, this means they are very poor.
There is a lot of dancing, feasting and merry making when the Groom's parents delivers the bride's wealth to the bride's family.
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| Photo is courtesy of Bellanaija |
The Groom also provides Kanzus for the Father in-law and brother in-laws. Gomesis are also provided for the mother in-law and Ssengas. (Kanzu and Gomesi are cultural dresses for males and females respectively). These are a must.
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| Ugandan Bride in her gomesi |
The traditional kanzu has maroon embroidery around the collar, abdomen, and sleeves. The embroidery is called the omulela. The kanzu is worn at wedding ceremonies during the introduction.
Envelopes containing money for the father in-law, mother in-law, Ssengas and brother in-laws are also given as gifts to the bride's family.
After this occasion is completed, the Groom’s mother, accompanied by another
person would sing all the way to the Bride’s family home around 8:00pm. to fetch the Bride from her parents house.
The Bride is then handed over to the Groom’s mother and
the Bride is taken back to the Groom's home with all three singing the
whole way there.
Once the Bride is back at the Groom’s home, the Bride is not supposed to
sleep with the husband before she is washed in the ritual ceremony of okunabbya
omugole.
The newly wedded couple stands under a tree
and bathe in the same water furnished with appropriate herbs. As the singing continues, they
appear in the courtyard.
The Groom's mother pours a basin
of water on the Bride’s back. The Bride spreads her fingernails
out as custom demands and the older men would inspect them for any signs of
pregnancy.
Thereafter, the Bride’s brother officially hands over the Bride to
her husband and the newly weds move in to their house.
The Bride will not eat from her husband’s family until she first eats food sent from
her parents.
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