Thulisa Keyi In Colourful African Bracelets and Head Band For Heritage Day 2019

Unlike many Western ceremonies that focus almost entirely on the couple, a Yoruba engagement places family, culture, and community at the center. In Yoruba culture, marriage is viewed as the union of lineages, a joining of histories that stretches beyond the bride and groom themselves. This is why the traditional engagement ceremony, known as Igbeyawo,…