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2. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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   Handfasting is a wedding ritual in which the bride's and groom's hands are tied together. It is said to be based on an ancient Celtic tradition and to have inspired the phrase "tying the knot". "Handfasting" is favoured by practitioners of Celtic-based religions and spiritual traditions, such as Wicca and Druidism.

3. Njideka Akunyili Crosby - Wikipedia

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   Njideka Akunyili was born in 1983 and raised in Enugu, Nigeria. [4] [5] She is of Igbo descent and grew up bilingual in Igbo and English. [6]One of six siblings, Akunyili Crosby's father, Chike Akunyili, was a surgeon and her mother, Dora Akunyili, was a professor of pharmacology at the University of Nigeria, [7] and the former director of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration. [8]

4. Igbo culture - Wikipedia

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   Igbo culture. Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala ndị Igbo[1]) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people [2] of southeastern [3] Nigeria. It consists of ancient practices as well as new concepts added into the Igbo culture either by cultural evolution or by outside influence.

5. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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   A Mozambican wedding. The various marriage ceremonies performed in Africa begin with the initial introduction between the groom and bride. The Yoruba call this ‘Mo mi i mo e’ (know me and let me know you) while the Igbo call it ‘Ikutu aka n’ulo’ (Knock on the door). [5] The family is typically involved within this process.

6. Mass wedding plans for 100 Nigerian girls and women ... - AOL

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   A Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which have ...

7. Mass wedding plans deferred in Nigeria, some girls, women ...

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   MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Religious leaders and a state lawmaker suspended their plans for a mass wedding of 100 girls and young women in northwest Nigeria after it sparked outrage, but some ...