Five years ago, my aunt married a local man from Senegal, in West Africa. The whole family was invited to visit for the tribal wedding. It was an entirely unique and thought-provoking experience; three days of celebrations, tribal dances, cows and pigs as part of the dote, outfits in the wedding print and wise women all formed part of the wedding. Here are a few pictures...
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| Local children fascinated by the camera. |
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| Women from the groom's family bring gifts to the bride's family |
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| Typical shower and loo facilities |
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| The village didn't have any running water so I had to draw my own shower water |
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| A pig was slaughtered and cooked in honour of the wedding |
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| Cooking |
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| Local wise women do a dance to scare away bad spirits |
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