There are three kinds of marriage in the Nigerian culture namely Traditional, Church, and Court marriage. Although, only two of this kind is required; however, only the Traditional marriage is mandatory according to culture. The Church and Court marriage is an optional choice of the pair. In a Traditional marriage, the dress-code of the couple celebrating is usually a cultural attire as well as the attendants. Also, during the ceremony, the bride unveils her husband to be to the attendants. She does this by carrying a local wine with a calabash cup and walking gently to give the drink to her husband. During this walk, the whole crowd present would be waiting to see who she gives the cup to because there would be a number of random men in the background calling on her to give them the wine. However, she ignores them, wearing a smile on her face and handing the cup over to her rightful husband. Immidiately, the crowd the goes wild applauding both couples. Moreover, this is just a way of making the event an interesting and a memorable
There are three kinds of marriage in the Nigerian culture namely Traditional, Church, and Court marriage. Although, only two of this kind is required; however, only the Traditional marriage is mandatory according to culture. The Church and Court marriage is an optional choice of the pair. In a Traditional marriage, the dress-code of the couple celebrating is usually a cultural attire as well as the attendants. Also, during the ceremony, the bride unveils her husband to be to the attendants. She does this by carrying a local wine with a calabash cup and walking gently to give the drink to her husband. During this walk, the whole crowd present would be waiting to see who she gives the cup to because there would be a number of random men in the background calling on her to give them the wine. However, she ignores them, wearing a smile on her face and handing the cup over to her rightful husband. Immidiately, the crowd the goes wild applauding both couples. Moreover, this is just a way of making the event an interesting and a memorable