Growing Up & Marrying Hausa

Wedding and news

A wedding where the bride is away, and how the news travels.

Lesson 1 of 2

A traditional wedding

The bride is not there

Salamone reports that at a traditional wedding the bride is not present at the celebration held by her family. She receives guests and gifts in her father’s house, while the women who take home cakes and treats spread the news.

Lesson 2 of 2

Women’s networks

Did you know?

In towns, women often move out for weddings, naming ceremonies, funerals and visits, usually after dark or under cover of a veil. At these gatherings they share news in rooms where no men are present. See the chapter on Women.

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