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2. Igbo culture - Wikipedia

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   Women carried their babies on their backs with a strip of clothing binding the two with a knot at her chest. This baby carrying technique was and still is practiced by many people groups across Africa, including the Igbo. This method has been modernized in the form of the child carrier. In most cases, Igbo women did not cover their chest areas.

3. Wedding - Wikipedia

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   Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception.

4. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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   Due to the sheer size and diversity of Africa, wedding customs vary greatly not just between countries but between local communities. There is a growing trend among African communities where wedding ceremonies and marriage processes are blending traditional customs with modern practices.

5. Bride kidnapping - Wikipedia

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   Conveying clear messages of solidarity, Giuseppe Saragat, then president of Italy, sent the couple a gift on their wedding day, and soon afterwards, Pope Paul VI granted them a private audience. A 1970 film, La moglie più bella ( The Most Beautiful Wife ) by Damiano Damiani and starring Ornella Muti , is based on the case.

6. List of Nigerian women writers - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of women writers who were born in Nigeria or whose writings are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

7. Yoruba people - Wikipedia

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   Women also have different types of dresses. The most commonly worn are Ìró (wrapper) and Bùbá (blouse-like loose top). Women also have matching Gèlè (headgear) that must be put on whenever the Ìró and Bùbá is on. Just as the cap (Fìlà) is important to men, women's dressing is considered incomplete without Gèlè.