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  2. Fashion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The gele is a traditional Yoruba woman's head wrapping made of firm material. It may be worn as a fashionable accessory on formal occasions but can also be a daily wear. The gele is peered with Iro ati Buba, Komole dress or Asoebi dresses by Yoruba women. Edo women wear a wedding crown called an okuku.

  3. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Adire : A clothing of the Yoruba people of Nigeria; Wedding attire A group of women wearing kaftans, also known as boubous, in Senegal, West Africa in 1974. The kaftan is always worn with a headscarf or head tie. During a wedding ceremony, the bride's kaftan is the same color as the groom's dashiki.

  4. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Examples of traditional marriage customs within Africa can be seen when analyzing the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The Yoruba integrate many traditional Yoruba marriage customs (such as arranged marriages and bridewealth) into their Christian and Islamic ceremonies.

  5. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    Wedding colors. Grey is the traditional color for some West African weddings. Some grooms wear white dashiki suits during wedding ceremonies. Some couples wear non-traditional colors. The most common non-traditional colors are purple and blue. Purple and lavender: the color of African royalty.

  6. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, ( Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth created by the people of iseyin in your state Nigeria in the 1500s. Usually woven by men and women, the fabric is used to make men's gowns, called agbada and hats, called fila, as well as women's wrappers, called iro and ...

  7. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    Nigerian weddings are normally characterised by an abundance of colours. In traditional weddings, customs vary slightly from one part of Nigeria to the other. In Southern, Western and Eastern parts of Nigeria, it is called the traditional wedding ceremony.