How to Wear a Khanga
Khangas can be worn as a top, tied into a skirt, used as a head wrap, shawl, towel, belt, apron, baby carrier…
The most common way of wearing the Khanga is to wrap it around the hips.
It is usually given as a gift during birthdays, weddings and other occasions.
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No need thinking about how you’ll ever get to tie the Nigerian head wrap style or headtie (gele). Enter Auto-gele…this is a ready to wear headtie. The style is already fixed, so you don’t need to spend hours trying to tie a gele, or spend money looking for a gele expert to help you tie…
The official Ethiopian/Eritrean traditional engagement usually takes place on the day of the wedding. After lunch has been served the Bride and Groom then move on to a specially designated area of the hall for the cutting of the cake. They do this as music is played and are accompanied by some family or…
Ruracio in Kenyan Kikuyu culture simply refers to Negotiation and Payment of the Dowry or Bride price. It is the last stage in the Kikuyu Traditional wedding ceremony. Before this there would have been the “Kuhanda Ithigi or “Planting twigs”. This is the first stage where the groom gets to state his intention to ask…
The diverse methods used in weaving the Kente cloth is what results in the different patterns of the fabric. The Kente cloth is usually woven by men mainly in the Kumasi region of Ghana.The cost of Kente depends on the quality of the fabric and the weaving. There are five common patterns on the Kente…
The many ways to wear dashiki.
“Akokobaatan” – Mother Hen Symbolic of motherliness, parental care, discipline and tenderness. From the proverb “when the hen steps on the feet of her chicks, she doesn’t mean to kill them”. (Little box of squares forming a diamond shape)
