African Weddings

Marriage is a very sacred thing in Africa. There are many things that take place, starting as young girls, to teach young women about their duty of one day becoming a bride. Young women will go to schools and take classes about things to expect when they become a bride and what is expected of them. Weddings are very elaborate in Africa which consists of feasts for days or even to the extent where multiple couples get married that same day. This is very interesting because this is not something that you see happening in the United States at all. I think that we are a bit more selfish and want that day to ourselves, we don't want to share. Weddings in Africa are much more of a sacred thing. Although here in America we take our wedding vows seriously, it is to a whole different extreme in Africa. As you look through pictures of weddings that occur in Africa, you can see how their heritage and culture plays a huge role into clothing and activities. Many Africans follow the traditional role and really go with how things once were but you can also see that many modernize the traditional aspect of African heritage.