A video making rounds online shows a bride maintaining a frown despite the fact that it’s the day of their traditional wedding.
The groom was ecstatic and launched into a money shower phase where he sprayed naira notes on his wife-to-be but she refused to smile or dance.
At a point in the video, he appeared to whisper something into her ears, as he continued dancing and showering her with money.
According to social media users, the lady behaved that way because she is from the Ijaw tribe and that is the way the wedding is done.
Watch the video:
Read some comments below…
@inaingowealth said; Before you all crucify the innocent girl. It’s a tradition of the ijaw tribe. The bride is asked to withhold her smile while the groom’s family plus the groom showers her with money and praises, until she smiles. It Shows that the groom’s family accepts the bride too.
As long as the bride is not smiling the groom’s family must do everything within their power to prove to the bride that she is loved and valued. And I am a proud ijaw woman. The southern ijaw people of Bayelsa have this tradition. Please let’s try and make inquiry before judging.
@novieverest; Once witnessed a wedding like this, it didn’t last up to a year before they start filing for divorce. Most times, the bride might have seen a late trigger that should have led to a call off of the marriage, but african stuffs gives lots of reasons to carry on. Wish them love.
@Taye_dolu; Na that moment he go end….. nothing way anyone won tell me. Nah from clap, dance they start
@G1Amazing; Maybe it was a forced marriage
@MzTarillz; It’s Ijaw culture and we love it! I remember my Aunt’s wedding in Yenagoa, she frowned for 30 minutes! The groom had to send her cousin to go and whisper to her that his money don finish o, if she like, make she no smile, she will marry herself Face with tears of joy she smiled right after
@jideidowu_; This is what happens when the family sells their daughter to a man because of money. Daughter can’t feel joy if her free-will has been taken away.
@keceebey; Aside tradition, she’s struggling to hold laughter. They’ll both make jokes of her facial expression later. Some traditions are fun games
@jhayblues; lol I trust myself .. my babe go dey bone like that I go don use what’s wrong finish am. cos I hate when people around me frown makes me feel bad
