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Wedding traditions of Kumasi

The Asante capital, where kente weavers in nearby Bonwire make cloth for brides.

Kumasi is the seat of the Asantehene, the Asante king, and a centre of gold and weaving. Asante weddings include the knocking, the list of items, and the final handover of the bride. Kente cloth woven in Bonwire and Adanwomase is worn at the ceremony.

Kumasi: Beautiful sky of Kronum in Kumasi, Ghana.
Photo: Maven Egote, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

The bride is accompanied by her family and given advice about married life by the elders. The groom's family presents a dowry and a cash gift. The wedding feast is held with fufu and light soup and with palm wine.

Where weddings happen

Many couples hold a traditional ceremony at the bride's family home, then a church ceremony. Kumasi's big halls and hotels host the reception.

Wedding customs of Kumasi

Kente clothThe woven cloth.

Also part of it, and being written: Ashanti people (The Asante.), Bonwire (The weaving town.), Fufu (The pounded dish.).

A wedding trail idea for Kumasi

  1. Kejetia Market A very large market.
  2. Manhyia Palace Museum The palace of the Asantehene.
  3. Bonwire Kente Village A weaving village near Kumasi.
About this page

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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StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding

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