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🇿🇲 Wedding traditions of Zambia

4 traditions from Zambia, best known first, across 1 city and town.

A wedding in Zambia, stage by stage

The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.

Wedding timeline of Zambia by stage
Finding a matchGroomsman
Engagement and betrothalBride price, Groomsman, Polygamy in Zambia, Polygamy in Uganda
The weeks beforeBride price, Groomsman
Procession and arrivalGroomsman
The ceremonyGroomsman
Reception, dance and giftsGroomsman

Cities, towns and villages of Zambia

Lusaka
KindRiteVowBetrothalGift customAttireAdornmentPerformanceFeast customBlessingPlayFamily roleSettingModern
StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
🇿🇲 ZambiaPolygamy in Zambia A legal form of marriage allowing one man to have multiple wives under customary law.Family role · Engagement and betrothal 🇺🇬 Uganda and 3 morePolygamy in Uganda The legal practice of a man having multiple wives simultaneously in Uganda and neighboring nations.Family role · Engagement and betrothal

The weekly EveryShaadi

Every week: one wedding tradition from somewhere new, the wedding days coming up around the world, and one idea explained.