Wedding traditions of Ouagadougou
The capital of Burkina Faso, where Mossi families exchange kola nuts and the bride wears Faso Dan Fani.
The Mossi are the largest community in the city. A Mossi marriage involves a series of family visits, kola nuts, and a gift in cloth, called the dowry. Faso Dan Fani, hand-woven cotton, is the national cloth promoted for weddings.
A wedding here
The groom's family takes kola and gifts to the bride's father. A civil marriage and a church or mosque ceremony follow. Families share dolo, a millet beer, in the village and soft drinks in town.
Law and change
The legal age is 17 for women and 20 for men, and forced marriage is a crime. Rural child marriage persists and is condemned.
Wedding customs of Ouagadougou
Also part of it, and being written: Mossi people (The community.), Faso Dan Fani (The woven cloth.), Kola nut (The gift.), Dolo (The millet beer.).
A wedding trail idea for Ouagadougou
- Grand Marche de Ouagadougou A central market.
- Moro-Naba Palace The seat of the Mossi king.
- Ouagadougou Cathedral The city cathedral.
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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