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Culture is a way of life of people living in a confined environment with same mind and practice. Different people and communities have their respective way of living.
I'm a Nigerian and from the Niger Delta. I hailed from isoko north local government. Nigeria is filled with different tribes and with different way of living. We have different cultures right here in Nigeria which we normally displayed either through marriage or through ceremonies. The isoko migrated from the Benin to settle in the isoko land. Some other tribes were also migrated from Benin as well.
In my place, we have different cultures ranging from marriages to celebrations.
Marriage
The marriage aspect is in three different visits. The groom has to visit the bride's parents to be three consecutive and different times before the marriage right is performed.
The groom's first visit will be with his family members. He will take some of his family members including his father to the bride to be house where they have to make the bride known to the family of the groom. There is a culture which must be followed in my area. The bride's family had to entertain the groom family as a sign of entertaining someone you don't know before. The two families will enjoy themselves but in return, the groom's family will present their own part of the entertainment to the pride family. The culture remains that, whatever the groom's family are giving as entertainment must be twice that of the bride family. This they must serve together and eat and dine together.
After this process of entertainment, the groom's family had to open up the reason of their visit. This is the first visit.
The second visit will be introduction where the groom's family will come out with loads of gifts for the family of the bride. The gift can only be accepted if their daughter hive consent of approval.
This is the introductory aspect of it where the bride's family will give out the lists of how the marriage right will be performed.
The third visit is the aspect where the traditional marriage will be carried out. Both parents will be present to give their children blessings.
This image is mine.
There is a said amount they have to pay for the diary which happened to be a very little amount of money. The groom has to pay just #1500, in some locality, #300, while some pays #120 and some pays just #30. This was because, back in thee days, the diary is always in 3 Kobo. So, the trend is followed even up til now. This means that, it must be any amount ranging from the number 3.
This is my culture and how they get married.
The cultures I don't like supporting
There are some cultures which involves ritualists. This kind of culture is not the best ands I don't think supporting it should be part of me. Most villages have the culture of sacrificing human beings before they can coronate a king or when a kinds dies, there must be human sacrifice before such king can be buried. This is not a culture ones should support.
In some tribes, they have deviated and advanced from that level by changing the human rituals to animals which is normal and better.
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I would definitely not support cultures where human sacrifice is acceptable either. Very interesting post
This kind of culture supposed to be ban for life.
Good to know that, thanks for sharing. Blessings ✨
Wow you're an isoko man, that's nice. I'm glad to know that about you.
Hmm you only talked about how the isokos get married, I would have loved to know about your food, festivals and others.
But it's cool though, your culture does has some things that shouldn't be followed and I'm glad you are not following them.
Nice entry, original pics 😊 that's just amazing. All the best in the contest sir.
Thanks for the invite @cool08 .
It was really nice reading about your marriage rituals especially that groom family gives more than the bride's family. In my area the case is reverse.
Human sacrifice for anything is not a thing that should be supported. I also condemn this act of inhumanity
It's not the best way of life. Why I'm Earth would they embark on killing human for sacrifice?
The Isoko people have a very rich heritage no doubt. I learned they don't eat snails. Marriage is one big cultural heritage that play vital role in the social standing of societies.
I love you post and you followed through what was required in the contest post. Well done @cool08.
Your cultural rites in the aspect of marriage is very interesting and what I loveal about it is that it gives room for both the groom and bride family to bond before marriage rites are performed.
Yes I agree with you about some cultural rites which involves sacrifices don't really seat well with me. I try my possible best to avoid such.
Lovely post. Hehe keep it up and I wish you the best in the contest 🙂
Wow, the bride price is tempting, #1500 down to #30, I will marry 50 wives.. hahaha, I like the procedure involved in the marriage rites and it shows sign of Respect for the bride's family. Almost all culture have a part they don't like, unfortunately yours involves human ritual, but do they still practice that?
Human ritual is the one I detest. I don't like it
Myself don't like it.