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Zulu traditional wedding ceremony

Ever wonder if your cultures wedding ceremony is different from others, well take a look at my blog and find out.This is a Zulu wedding ceremony and the happenings from after the lobola has been fully paid.Decriptions of the couples outfits is given just to give you an image. What is a traditional wedding?A traditional wedding is a last step after lobola negotiations has been finalized. This kind of wedding involves different cultures. Sometimes traditional wedding can be between two different cultures so those cultures will be represented on that day although the bride will end up following her husbands culture.Who set a wedding date?The groom invites his in-laws to come to his home so that they will discuss the wedding date (Ukubona izinkomo). The groom pays all the cows to the bride's family and then they set a date which is suitable for both families. After they agreed on a date the bride's family will go back home with the cows and start the wedding preparation.Wedding pre