Wise Thought of Wisdom

 

Wise Thought of Wisdom

What is the difference between an African or a conventional marriage and a white wedding or a so-called Christian wedding? Are we Western or African, or are we neutral like a nation without origins and quality background? Why are we on one side Western and the other African? We have Westerners living in Africa who are unconcerned about their culture and stick to it. In Namibia, a white wedding is one in which the bride and groom dress in European attire and have their ceremony in a church (white rituals). Others go to a court and do their thing (court white rituals).

 The traditional wedding is the one where they dress in African attire and go to each other's ancestral home or where the Holy fire is (okuruwo, oshoto, oshinyanga or olupale) and performs some rituals (No church, No court), but a dowry (bride price, ongombe yorutombe/yovitunya, ongombe yokuwonda koshiwambo) payment ceremony, is very important. Marriage is seen as a sacred connection between one man and one or more women in African traditional societies, with all others excluded. In a broader sense, this concept is extended to the union of two families, two communities, or even two nations. Several characteristics are shared by African marriage systems. They nearly always entail the groom or his family transferring the bride's riches in the form of cattle, commodities, or services to the bride's family. As the lady transitions from one social group to the next, this exchange is both actual and symbolic.

This is my wise thought: I believe divorce rates are so high because we believe in western marriages. In addition, I think weddings are just used as publicity stunts, while egotism and celebrity immaturity fuel the culture of divorce.

The Himbacracy Philosopher