{"id":46341,"date":"2017-09-14T22:35:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/unique-nigerian-wedding-traditions\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T03:20:00","slug":"unique-nigerian-wedding-traditions","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/unique-nigerian-wedding-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Nigerian wedding traditions you probably didn’t know"},"content":{"rendered":"
In Nigeria, a wedding is much more than the celebration of joining the lives of two people into one. It is when two entire families join together as one and a Nigerian wedding is an all-out affair that is full of bright colours, toe-tapping music, and ancient traditions. Because we love wedding traditions from all around the world, here is what we discovered about Nigerian weddings:<\/p>\n
There are more than 300 tribes in Nigeria, each with their own variations on the prominent wedding traditions, but the most well-known tribes are Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, so we’ll focus on their unique wedding traditions here.<\/p>\n
As with many cultures, couples observe tradition long before the wedding day arrives. When it comes to Nigerian wedding traditions, this kicks off with the Introduction Ceremony, where both families come together for perhaps the first time. They exchange gifts with one another and the bride’s family will present the potential groom with a list for what he will need to give to the family in order for them to accept an engagement.<\/p>\n
Here are some more unique Nigerian wedding traditions…<\/p>\n