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All wedding traditions

674 traditions so far, best known first. 108 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and stage of the wedding.

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🇦🇴 Luanda, Angola and 4 moreKizomba A slow, sensual partner dance from Angola that turns wedding parties into intimate social gatherings.Performance · The wedding feast

🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria and 3 moreAso ebiAsọ-Ẹbí Matching outfits worn by groups to show solidarity at Yoruba weddings and other ceremoniesAttire · The weeks before

🇺🇬 UgandaOkeme A lively Lango folk dance performed at weddings to bring the community together.Performance · Engagement and betrothal 🇺🇬 UgandaGaze A traditional dance of the Lugbara people in Northern Uganda performed at weddings and festivalsPerformance · Engagement and betrothal

🇷🇼 Rwanda and 1 moreIntore A traditional Rwandan and Burundian war dance performed by men to celebrate heroism and historyPerformance · The wedding feast

🇺🇬 UgandaEkitaguriro A traditional Ankole dance celebrating cattle and community milestones like marriage.Performance · The wedding feast

🇬🇭 GhanaAdowa dance A traditional Akan dance from Ghana that uses hand and foot movements to express emotions at weddings and other ceremoniPerformance · Procession and arrival 🇺🇬 UgandaTamena Ibuga A traditional Soga dance from Busoga that celebrates unity and harvest through energetic drumming.Performance · The wedding feast

🇬🇭 Ghana and 1 moreBorborbor A lively drumming and dance tradition of the Ewe people in Ghana and TogoPerformance · The wedding feast

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Intore: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Borborbor: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Okeme: Emma Oruk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ekitaguriro: Aubry Arihona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Kizomba: Obe Images, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Adowa dance: Quami43, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Aso ebi: SUPREME LACE, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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