๐ฐ๐ช Wedding traditions of Kenya
2 traditions from Kenya, best known first, across 2 cities and towns.
A wedding in Kenya, stage by stage
The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.
| Finding a match | Leblouh |
|---|---|
| Engagement and betrothal | Bride kidnapping |
| The weeks before | Leblouh, Bride kidnapping |
๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania and 5 moreLeblouhุงูุจููุญ
The forced fattening of girls to improve their marriage prospects, a harmful practiceBetrothal ยท Finding a match
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan and 5 moreBride kidnapping
The abduction of a woman or girl by a man who wishes to marry her, ranging from consensual elopement to violent coercionBetrothal ยท Engagement and betrothal
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan and 5 moreBride kidnapping
The abduction of a woman or girl by a man who wishes to marry her, ranging from consensual elopement to violent coercionBetrothal ยท Engagement and betrothal
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bride kidnapping: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Public domain, source