When highlighting the Zambian Wedding stages, many seem to mix up the Chilanga Mulilo and Matebeto ceremonies. Let me clarify this confusion:
The first difference between these ceremonies be is that the Chilanga Mulilo is done before the wedding, while the Matebeto is done after the couple have been married.
The Chilanga Mulilo be is more like a food tasting ceremony, where the Bride’s family prepare various traditional meals to introduce the groom and his family to the “food culture”. More like “this is what your wife will be serving you to eat” or “whenever you pop into your in-laws, they will likely serve you this.
The Matebeto (Amatebeto) is a feast that the wife prepares for the husband and special guests to show appreciation for him keeping the sanctity of the marriage, maintaining peace in the family and giving her children.
