Eru Iyawo (Yoruba Engagement List)
The “eru iyawo” is a list given by the bride’s family to the groom’s family before the wedding. This list contains gift items required to be presented to the bride and her family by the groom’s family on the wedding day.
Common items on the Yoruba Engagement List are:
Holy Bible
Engagement Ring
1 Box of Clothes, Shoes, Bags and Jewelry
1 Umbrella
42 Tubers of Yam
42 pieces of dried fish
42 pieces of bitter kola
42 Kolanuts
42 Alligator Peppers
1 dish of peppered corn meal (Aadun)
1 Keg of Palm oil
4 Cartons of Malt
4 Crates of Soft Drinks
1 Carton of Fruit Juice
1 Carton of bottled water
1 Carton Non Alcoholic Wine
1 bottle of honey
1 bag of salt
Basket of fruits
1 Goat ( or Cow or Chicken)
Owo Ori (Dowry)
Letter of Proposal
