Nigerian Wedding photo: 1
There are three types of marriages in the Nigerian society: the traditional marriage held in the house of the woman ; the official wedding, held in a registry office and which allows only one wife; and the religious marriage.
The wedding above is not an “Engagement Ceremony”. It is called “Igbankwu”, which is the Igbo word for the traditional marriage ceremony. Igbos do not have an “engagement” ceremony. Rather, the Igbankwu is preceded by a series of events during which the potential bride’s and groom’s families engage each other to discuss the terms of the marriage. Perhaps this can be characterized as an engagement. It is the Yorubas that do “engagement” ceremony. Please note that Nigeria has 250 ethnic groups and each varies on marriage traditions. Further, within groups there can be even greater differentiation.
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