4 Differences between Yoruba and Igbo Weddings
Wedding ceremonies ( Igbeyawo or agbamakwụkwọ) have gone just beyond celebrating the holy matrimony especially between the Yoruba and the Igbo tribes in Nigeria.
You will agree with me that the wedding ceremony between these two tribes has become a razzmatazz, where people try to show off and make strong statements in the society.
Some couples are not just about making statements and showing up, some intend to shut down the internet with their wedding pictures. No wonder the likes of Bella Naija continue to top charts in terms of most visited sites in the country in terms of wedding pictures.
4 Differences between Yoruba and Igbo Weddings
The article below tends to portray the difference between Yoruba and Igbo weddings
1. Rice and Stew is very plenty(RSVP) in a Yoruba wedding: No matter how sweet words are meant to sound, it can’t put food on the table, this is the mentality in an average Yoruba wedding.
We have noticed how different foods are served in a Yoruba wedding, the meat is always as big as life itself. You can’t go to a Yoruba wedding and come back home complaining about not eating enough meat, they virtually bring the abattoir to the party ground. The meat, most times, surpasses the rice and other dishes in circulation. An average Yoruba couple won’t minding borrowing money from the World Bank to finance their wedding.
4 Differences between Yoruba and Igbo Weddings
2. We have more drinks than food in an Igbo wedding: A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. This is the popular opinion in an average Igbo wedding, drinks are surplus in supply, most weddings record a higher supply of drinks than the actual demand.
An average Igbo boy can consume a crate of beer if care is not taken! The food most times disappear into thin air, when it comes to food in an Igbo wedding, it is a case of the more you look the less you see. The meat cannot be compared to their Yoruba counterparts. Never!! Don’t forget the expenses incurred by the Igbo groom before this day, he virtually shut down his account paying the bride price and sorting out the humungous marriage list, like a network service provider that has lost signals for days, please bear with him.
3. Different shades of Asoebi will suddenly come to display in a Yoruba Wedding: Asoebi is a kind of uniform dress code for the day. The thing about this uniform in a Yoruba wedding is that it suddenly becomes proliferated, that is, you suddenly find different people wearing different uniforms in their different groups.
The brides’ family will wear a different one, the groom’s family will wear a totally different one, don’t be surprised to find out that the groom father’s brother’s gateman’s family also have theirs! And trust me, food is shared in accordance with this dress code. You can’t go and reap where you didn’t sow.
4. The gifts should be in tandem with the amount paid for the Asoebi: To whom much is given, much is expected. This fourth point is prevalently found amongst both tribes. The guests who have actually paid (some through their nose) for the Asoebi will converge on the venue ground on the D-day, waiting to be rewarded with a gift that is commensurate with the actual amount they paid for the Asoebi.
You dare not share plastic cups at a wedding as a gift, after selling your Asoebi in millions of Naira!! This will be regarded as broad daylight robbery and it is punishable under the court of public opinion. To avoid being the news in town for years, please do the needful and give them good and presentable gifts.
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