Category: Swazi culture lobola

Swazi culture lobola.Lobola is given by the groom’s family also as a sign of commitment to creating and maintaining

a healthy relationship between the two marrying families. The lobola ceremony is held at the bride’s home from

Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.

The lobola ceremony is a formal process of negotiation between two families in order to come to a mutual agreement

on the price. According to tradition it was customary to pay the lobola with cattle. In present times, however, the

Lobola is a marriage tradition that has been practiced for centuries by cultures in southern Africa. Lobola is a kind of

payment called a bridewealth. In this tradition, the family of the groom pays the family of the bride before a marriage

takes place. In earlier times cattle were often used as payment.

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Swazi culture lobola

Swazi culture lobola. Lobola is given by the groom’s family also as a sign of commitment to creating and maintaining a healthy relationship between the two marrying families. The lobola…