A Girl Could Get Spoiled

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So you are up to your eyeballs with stress and all you want is for the "big day" to be over, ugh. Well in Ancient Nubia weddings often took up to forty days of celebrations and rituals. That can make any bride run screaming for the exits. But it is also tradition for the groom to send several gifts, usually garments for the bride, her mother, and sisters. I don't see why guys don't still do this. See video of a Nubian Wedding. This wedding was only 7 days.

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He Spits On Her Head

When your dad spits on your head you will know that it is deeply rooted in the Massai wedding ceremony. Read ahead for details:

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Multicultural Resource Center

Article Source: Africa Guide

The Massai people of Kenya grow up with children of their own age and normally form relationships with these people. However, in marriage women are given to a man they do not know who is much older then themselves. The bride packs all her belongings and is dressed in her finest jewelry. At the marriage ceremony the father of the bride spits on the brides head and breasts as a blessing and then she leaves with her husband walking to her new home she never looks back fearing that she will turn to stone. This can be a very sad experience for the bride, who is 13-16 years old and may walk a long way to get to her new house. In order to ward off bad luck sometimes the women of the grooms family will even insult the bride.

So the next time your future in-laws insult you, hold your punches and say nothing, they are just trying to ward off bad luck.

African women have an incredible talent of mixing colors and patterns. Watch this You Tube Video by 601 TV: Massai Wedding: The Bride

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Listen to this Irish tradition (I know that's a Rooster, I'm no Chicken Head).

Here it is:
In Ireland a laying hen was tied to the bed on the first honeymoon night in the hope that some of its fertility would be passed on to the couple.
Now I don't even know what couple would put up with a swalking bird by their bed side as their first night of love is consummated, but this tradition must not have lasted very long. They probably got up in the morning, fried up the eggs hoping for double yolked eggs which is thought to bring fertility. Then for dinner put that unlucky bird a pot with some onions, potatoes, and spices. This I am sure was the end of a stupid tradition.

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