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.
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The Ichilanga Mulilo is the next stage after dowry payment in the Zambian Wedding, and this takes place about a week before the actual wedding. Chilanga Mulilo means ‘show the fire’ in Bemba, though these days, this ceremony has spread to other Zambian tribes. The purpose of this ceremony is to introduce the Bride’s food…
The first heritage day was instituted in 1995 after the first elections post apartheid regime in South Africa. “When our first democratically elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our…
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Originally, the Zulu traditional wedding is in four stages: 1. Lobola: negotiation and payment of bride price (dowry). 2. Umembeso: Groom’s family bring gifts to bride’s family, based on the list they (bride’s family) gave him. 3. Umbondo: Maidens accompany the bride to take food to the groom’s family home. 4. Umabo: New wife takes…
