Pictures of the okurukaka ceremony and a brief introduction of the occasion.
opening prayer by the chairman
At the ocasion
negotiation between families
prayers by the priest for the couple
The families
In the family house
The procession to the husband's family
signing of the certificate
Exchange of goods and money(buyin and selling)
The families
Man of the day
Prayers for the couple
Wife of the day
couple proceeding to husbands family
Mother inlaw blessing her daughter inlaw
priest tieing the okuru
certificate issued to the husband
The wife
coupe and Mother inlaw
presiding chairman
The okurukaka ceremony is the final and highest stage of the traditional marriage rites in okrika. It is believed that every lady must "Tie the okuru" only once in her lifetime.After that, she is only committed to her husband till death and cannot remarry. It commands respect on both couple especially from the community, even amongst the women folks.The woman is expected to wait at her parents house while her husband comes to meet her there ,After the necessary family rites/fees are paid to the kobo. Note: If the husband is latee, the first son can stand in as the man(husband). Then the marriage certificate is signed by the husband,wife,a witness or two,the father of the husband,the mother of the wife.There is also buyin and selling of goods among the families. Accordin to history, the woman then ties the okuru on her waist with a bare chest and walks though the marketsquare on bare foot with a procession of singers.However, due to christianity and modernization,the wife dresses fully, the priest prays for both couple for God's blessings.Then, she ties"the okuru", walks to her husband's family house through the market to meet her mother-in-law, for more blessings.Pictures are then taken with family members and invitees.Here below, are luvly pictures of my mother in her okurukaka occasion.
The couple
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