Wedding traditions of Enugu
An Igbo city where a bride finds her husband by carrying a cup of palm wine through the crowd.
Igbo marriage has several stages. The groom first visits to knock, called iku aka, then the families negotiate the bride price, and in the igba nkwu, or wine carrying, the bride is given a cup of palm wine and must find her husband among the guests and offer it to him. After this a church wedding is usually held.
A wedding here
The father of the bride gives the cup, and she kneels before her husband to give him the wine. Kola nut is broken and blessed by the eldest man present. A list of items is given to the groom, including drinks, a goat or cash. The bride and groom dress in coral beads and in George cloth.
Law and change
Bride price is a customary payment and in modern Igbo practice is often symbolic. Some Igbo traditions have been criticised for charging heavy fees, and communities debate it.
Wedding customs of Enugu
Also part of it, and being written: Igbo people (The community.), Kola nut (The sacred nut.).
A wedding trail idea for Enugu
- Ogbete Main Market A large market in Enugu.
- Nike Lake Resort A resort with an events centre.
- Polo Park A central park.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bride price: Пимоненко Николай Корнилиевич, Public domain, source
- Igbo traditional marriage: Olugold, CC BY-SA 4.0, source