The History Of Igbos Marriage
The Igbos wedding traditions are really different from weddings in the United States of America. When being married in the United states the man proposes or whatever the case is in the relationship, but in the Igbos relationship it is the family that plays part in the proposal. The Igbos people are located in the southeastern part of Nigeria. The Igbos take the wedding traditions series and the wedding is a celebration for everyone in the town. The groom does not propose to the bride, but the family comes with him to give the idea of him marrying the bride (Widjaja). The Igbos wedding traditions might be different from the United States wedding traditions, but some of their traditions should take and put them into our wedding traditions. The
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After the first meeting with the bride’s family, they meet at least three more times before agreeing to the marriage. When meeting for the second time it is to agree to the marriage, but during that process they are researching the family making sure it would be good for both sides. The last time the families meets is to ask for the bride’s approval, but that is only in certain communities. The bride’s family comes together to create a list for the groom’s family to bring the list consists of, gallons of palm wine, Kolanut, one goat, tuber yams, and bag of rice this is only a small portion of the list (Widjaja). The Igbo weddings are colorful and the community helps with the …show more content…
The tradition that should be consider is when both families look into each other’s back ground history. The reason, is that most people that get married now in the United states barely know each other and just jump into the relationship instead of knowing about them and their family. The relationship normally leads into a divorce, that is why it is reasonable to know the person you are marrying and their family. The next tradition United states should at least consider to try for weddings is throwing money at the couple. It should be considering because money is a great to receive during in any time. The Igbo’s traditions are very unique and is different from the weddings we have in the United
After the first meeting with the bride’s family, they meet at least three more times before agreeing to the marriage. When meeting for the second time it is to agree to the marriage, but during that process they are researching the family making sure it would be good for both sides. The last time the families meets is to ask for the bride’s approval, but that is only in certain communities. The bride’s family comes together to create a list for the groom’s family to bring the list consists of, gallons of palm wine, Kolanut, one goat, tuber yams, and bag of rice this is only a small portion of the list (Widjaja). The Igbo weddings are colorful and the community helps with the …show more content…
The tradition that should be consider is when both families look into each other’s back ground history. The reason, is that most people that get married now in the United states barely know each other and just jump into the relationship instead of knowing about them and their family. The relationship normally leads into a divorce, that is why it is reasonable to know the person you are marrying and their family. The next tradition United states should at least consider to try for weddings is throwing money at the couple. It should be considering because money is a great to receive during in any time. The Igbo’s traditions are very unique and is different from the weddings we have in the United