The Day Of The Groom

Anthony Mwangi

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Anthony Mwangi

Nairobi, Kenya

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The Day Of The Groom

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Anthony Mwangi

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Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

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In our culture, the wedding day belongs to the woman. The man is just there on that day because he can not, not be there! His day or days come long before the wedding. This is when, either in one major day he takes dowry to the girl’s home or he can also go for several chosen days where he convinces the bride’s family that indeed he is worth his (some salt). On this day old and young ladies gather at the home of the bride to get some food ready for the friends of the groom. In most cases, it would be seen as courteous if he also financed the meals to be eaten on this day.

One thing, though, this was no meant to give the impression that he was buying anybody, no one can afford to buy anyone. Most men mistakenly think they are buying the women, but that is so far away from the truth. Don’t shy away from this duty, it doesn’t make you more or less of a man. It is a just a gesture of good will and respect to the parents of the bride.

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Becky Miller

Reno, NV - United States

Now I am laughing at myself. I’ve spent many years studying Native American artifacts and culture so I mixed up Shona with Shoshone!

Anthony Mwangi replied:

Ha ha ha ha! No woman is equitable to any amount of lobola (lobolo). Women are priceless. What would men do, really, without woman

Becky Miller

Reno, NV - United States

I was told by the Ndebele and Shoshone that I knew that “Lobola “ was a way of demonstrating to the parents that you had the means to properly care for their daughter and to thank them for their investment in raising your future wife. They joked to me that American women must be “cheap” since no lobola was paid for them.

Anthony Mwangi replied:

Very funny. It is not a payment though. It is more like a thank you. It is called "returning hand"