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In my last post I wrote about Edo wedding in Nigeria and I shall continue to today on Yoruba weddings. If you miss my last post check it here
Yoruba people of Nigeria are well-known for their party lifestyle. It would be difficult to see a weekend pass by without seeing some Yoruba women dazzling in their asooke and gèlè that is high like antenna or Yoruba men also known as Yoruba demons in their flowing agbada and cap (fìlà). They are always the life of the party with beautiful life performances from singers with one of the musical instruments that I love dancing to, gangan (talking drums).
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In a typical Yoruba traditional wedding, the bride's family are seated at the venue waiting to receive the grooms family who enters with dancing. As they approach their seats they greet each other with smiling faces and hugs while the Mc known as Alaaga continues to say nice things to the hearing of the attendees. The bride and groom's family will seat opposite each other. Thereafter, the alaaga invites the groom and his friends to come in, they enter the venue also dancing to the tune of the talking drums and music. The groom and his friends would be asked to prostrate to the family of the bride, then they pray for him. The only condition for him and his friends to get up is to drop some amount of money in a bag or bowl that is provided. They will be allowed to stand once the alaaga is satisfied.
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The bride also is invited to enter dancing with her beautiful friends dressed in matching outfits, they greet the grooms parent. They would later put a veil over her head, which will later be unveiled by the groom's parent and they will pray for her. The bride moves to her seat where her groom is already sitted waiting for her. Afterwards, they cut the cake, feed themselves. At this time, the attendees are already eating pounded yam (ìyàn), Yam flour (Àmàlà) with egusi (melon) soup or gbegiri.
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The Yoruba bride dresses elegantly on this day either adorning outfits made from lace, damask, Nigerian wax fabric or any fabrics of her choice. She would make a buba (blouse) and iro, which is usually tied around the waist and also with gèlè (head tie). She can also wear accessories such as beads or gold necklace, bangles, gold earrings, shoes.
For the groom, he will put on his agbada, a two layered material of heavy size which could also be made from any fabrics but the color and fabrics must be similar to that of his bride.
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Some items are always requested by the bride's family from the groom and it often includes bags of rice, sugar, salt, alligator pepper, bitter kola, kolanuts, lace fabrics, pairs of shoes, yam, wristwatch etc.
In a Yoruba Traditional wedding there is no fixed amount for bride price. It is usually agreed upon by the bride family and could be negotiated.
