Questions and Answers about Culture & Lifestyle
The Ethiopian traditional dress, also known as the Habesha dress has been worn by women in Ethiopia and Eritrea for centuries.This traditional dress is specially worn during occasions like the Ethiopian New Year, Christmas, Easter, weddings, baby showers and other occasions. How to Identify the Original Habesha Attire We are aware that the Chinese have…
Today we will be giving you 5 tips to guide you on how to select what to wear to a traditional African wedding. So it will be great for you to hang out with us for the next few minutes and gain new information on what is appropriate to wear to an African traditional wedding….
Today we will be answering common questions about the Ghanaian customary marriage and knocking Ceremony . So it will be great for you to hang out with us for the next few minutes and gain new information on some key aspects of a traditional engagement Ceremony. How many types of marriages do we have in…
What is Lobola? ‘Lobola’ is an African practice that involves the groom’s family giving a gift, of either cash or heads of cattle, to the parents of the bride for customary marriage. What is the purpose of paying Lobola? The Traditional African process of marriage begins with lobola, which is also known as…
1. Put the cloth behind you, draping it over your shoulders and holding the two different ends with both hands. 2. Take the cloth in your right hand, pass the cloth underneath your right arm and across your body, throwing it over your left shoulder. 3. Keeping the cloth in place on the left shoulder…
Machine washing or hand washing is not usually recommended for Kente fabric because it will loosen the weaving. Simply put – the authentic Kente fabric isn’t meant to be washed. So the best option to clean your Kente outfit is to dry clean it.
1. The best place to buy authentic Kente Cloth is directly from Ghana or from someone who has a Ghanaian supplier. 2. When buying Kente, take note that the authentic Kente fabric is hand woven from individual threads. Imitation fabrics that look like Kente are actually prints. 3. Imitation Kente cloth are usually cheaper in…
