Introducing a Husband in Uganda

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Before a wedding, most couples have to follow the traditions and go through a formal introduction ceremony.
In this ceremony, the man gets introduced to the family of
the bride to be. This has to be done meticulously and is intended
to satisfy the family of the bride. I attended one in the central region of Uganda 0n 19th of May 2007
and the journey begun by us winding our way through
the beautiful green that patterns most of Uganda.
We went along with the required number of visitors. In this ceremony, idlers are not tolerated,
and any additional person above the requested number by the in-laws
will be met by a financial fine. Time must also be kept. Or else a fine will be slapped on the visitors. Our journey reached its end and we went through lots of introductory practices and lots of eating.
Here, food is in abundance and the serving must include
the popular dish wrapped and boiled in banana leaves (locally referred to as luwombo). The family of the bride will try its best to cook good food
and give the impression that their daughter will be a good cook. You will also notice in the pictures that all the males accompanying the groom,
are dressed in long tunics. (a traditional requirement. This one is a must otherwise the convoy is turned back. The groom is supposed to deliver alot of goodies which range from local beer to cows. As you can see in one of the pictures, the spokesman of the groom is supposed to test
the local beer as a proof that the beer is not bad and poisoned. A must is paraffin and match box for the bride’s mother.
Check this blog and see what happens in the WEDDING itself, which followed thereafter.

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