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The Komole dress can have different necklines, sleeves, embroidery and embellishments, depending on the occasion and the wearer's taste. It is popular as Wedding wear for Yoruba brides [5] Iborun: This is a Scarf or Stole; Oleku: This is a short knee length Iro ati Buba style or dress. It is not as long as typical Iro ati Buba attire. [6]
Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
The main focus of Urhobo traditional religion is the adoration of "Ọghẹnẹ" (Almighty God), the supreme deity, and recognition of Edjo and Erhan (divinities). Some of these divinities could be regarded as personified attributes of Ọghẹnẹ. The Urhobo also worship God with Orhen (white chalk). If an Urhobo feels oppressed by someone ...
Marriage ceremony. The dress pattern is typical of the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria. The Yoruba culture provides for the upbringing of the child by the extended family. In traditional society, the child is placed with a master of whatever craft the gods specify for him or her (although this rarely happens nowadays).
These forms of attire are worn to integrate traditional African dress with modernized religious weddings. Catholic African communities most commonly dress in western wedding attire (white dress for women and a suit for men) for the religious ceremony and will utilize their communities’ traditional attire for other phases of the marriage process.
A Yoruba man acting in a traditional drama, wearing an Agbada. Its design consists of four-sections: a large, free-flowing outer robe (awosoke); an undervest (awotele); a pair of long trousers (sokoto); and a hat (fìla). [3] The outer robe, from which the entire outfit derives the name "Agbada", means "voluminous attire" in Yoruba. [4]
Same-sex marriage, which has been the law of the land across the U.S. since 2015, is a settled matter to most Americans — 71% of whom, in an all-time high this year, support it.But it still ...
The Traditional wedding attire for an Oron bride looks exactly like an Efik bride and cannot be differentiated, the garment that a young woman, especially a bride, wears is meant to show what a desirable wife she is. It is necessary to remember the Oron beauty standards. All this determines the way a wedding attire will look.