{"id":25752,"date":"2022-04-03T13:08:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/?p=25752"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:21:29","slug":"south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Best guide to Xhosa Weddings in South Africa (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25752\" class=\"elementor elementor-25752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c5af69 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c5af69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f644ab6c978\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#Best_guide_to_Xhosa_Weddings_in_South_Africa_2022\" >Best guide to Xhosa Weddings in South Africa (2022)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#BACKGROUND%E2%80%8B\" >BACKGROUND\u200b<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#ILOBOLO\" >ILOBOLO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#UKUTHWALA\" >UKUTHWALA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#IKHAZI\" >IKHAZI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#ukwembathisa\" >ukwembathisa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#AMABHASO\" >AMABHASO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#UKUYALWA\" >UKUYALWA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/south-african-xhosa-weddings-2022\/#A_XHOSA_WEDDING_DAY%E2%80%8B\" >A XHOSA WEDDING DAY\u200b<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_guide_to_Xhosa_Weddings_in_South_Africa_2022\"><\/span>Best guide to Xhosa Weddings in South Africa (2022)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4be526c6\" data-id=\"4be526c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2596c417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2596c417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26866\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bridal-SW-1220-Pixistock-5-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60fbab89 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60fbab89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57fd78c8\" data-id=\"57fd78c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7f5ea5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d7f5ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are excited to celebrate and share on Xhosa Weddings!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Xhosa community is among the largest ethnic groups in South Africa, coming second only to the Zulu community.With over 8 million Xhosa people spread across South Africa, Xhosa traditional wedding is definitely something you want to be part of and experience, should you be lucky enough to be invited to one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Beautiful Xhosa Couple on their wedding day. Thank you to the beautiful bride <strong>Phatiswa<\/strong>, for allowing us to showcase the beauty of Xhosa Weddings with photographs from her special day. You can follow her on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pattymekuto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a> You can follow her wedding photographer Wilma Bow Photography on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wilma_bow_photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25d25ee elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25d25ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad15e76\" data-id=\"4ad15e76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1229cc96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1229cc96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817-1024x1018.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25758\" alt=\"Xhosa Wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817-1024x1018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817-768x764.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0817.jpeg 1283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"A Beautiful Xhosa Couple on their wedding day \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A Beautiful Xhosa Couple on their wedding day <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3773c7eb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3773c7eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d051304\" data-id=\"5d051304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44797e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a44797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BACKGROUND%E2%80%8B\"><\/span>BACKGROUND\u200b<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab556a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab556a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":25758,\"width\":512,\"height\":509,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Like most African tribes, Xhosa people have a very rich culture that has been passed down from generation to generation in the form of traditions and rituals that are still practised today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Umtshato<\/em>, a Xhosa wedding, is one of those practices that involve certain steps that must be properly followed, especially if the young couple wants to be blessed in their marriage. The practice is one of the oldest customary practices amongst the Xhosa people. Weddings are therefore a big deal and huge value is placed on them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In African society, marriage is not just a bond between a man and a woman but a whole family affair, meaning it brings two families together into a new kinship or bond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To start the process of a Xhosa wedding, usually, a man who has identified the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with will take initiative by approaching his father to inform him of his wishes. This is, first, to gain his parents\u2019 approval, and secondly to start making arrangements to assemble a team of negotiators that will be sent to the girl\u2019s family to ask for her hand in marriage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When a man approaches his parents to inform them that he is now ready to get married, the first thing they will want to know is the prospective bride\u2019s <em>isiduko <\/em>(clan name). This is very important in the Xhosa culture because no one is allowed to marry someone who carries the same clan\u2019s name since they are considered family. The parents may go as far as researching this clan name if they are not familiar with it to make sure that there is no connection to their clan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Once satisfied with everything and their son\u2019s choice of bride, the parents will assemble a group of negotiators and instruct them. The negotiators\u2019 main job is to negotiate with the prospective bride\u2019s parents, the customary bride price, known as <em>ilobolo<\/em>. The negotiators will then set a date to visit the girl\u2019s family to begin the negotiations for the Xhosa wedding, and the girl\u2019s family will be notified of the said date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42d45961 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42d45961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bba06d6\" data-id=\"1bba06d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed3c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ed3c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ILOBOLO\"><\/span>ILOBOLO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ab838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ab838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Let\u2019s clear some misconceptions around <em>ilobolo. Ilobolo<\/em> consists of cattle that are transferred from the groom\u2019s home to the bride\u2019s home as a gift to the parents of the bride, and also to \u2018compensate\u2019 them for the \u201closs\u201d of one of their children (who will now be joining the groom&#8217;s family after the Xhosa wedding).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Traditionally at Xhosa Weddings, the prospective bride&#8217;s parents set the bride price, let\u2019s say, they ask for 10 cows. The value of one cow is therefore agreed upon, for example, R5000 per cow. So, based on the number of cows they are asking for, the groom\u2019s family would then work out the total amount that is being for by the bride&#8217;s family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd7b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bd7b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25757\" alt=\"Xhosa Wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0819.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"A Beautiful Xhosa Couple on their wedding day \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f195ec7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f195ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a4c4d7\" data-id=\"35a4c4d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237ce973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237ce973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":25757,\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The negotiators will then present this offer to the groom and his family to see if it is acceptable to them, and may have to go back to negotiate a lower price. It is considered very improper for the groom to haggle over the set price and that is why negotiators are brought in as third parties to manage this process.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>There are many factors that are taken into consideration when setting the bride price for a Xhosa wedding, such as the level of education of the girl, whether she already has children or not, and generally what the man stands to benefit from marrying this girl (her \u201cvalue\u201d, in other words).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>There is no expectation to pay the full price in one go at a Xhosa Wedding, and it is not uncommon for <em>Ilobolo<\/em> balances to be paid after the two lovebirds are married with children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Paying the <em>ilobolo<\/em> legitimises the marriage and also ensures that the children that come out of that marriage get to carry the name of their father\u2019s family. Once the negotiations at a Xhosa have been successfully concluded, the actual traditional wedding can then take place. It is important to note here that the <em>ilobolo<\/em> money is used by the girls\u2019 parents to meet the costs of the wedding and should not be seen as \u2018selling\u2019 the woman to her husband.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The following are some of the steps or stages that may be followed as per tradition:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df4b4d6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df4b4d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f20cac9\" data-id=\"1f20cac9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b1db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53b1db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UKUTHWALA\"><\/span>UKUTHWALA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d06d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d06d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This is where the groom-to-be organises for the bride-to-be, to be \u201cabducted\u201d (not necessarily against her will). The bride-to-be will then spend the night at the groom\u2019s and return to her homestead the following day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It is a customary way of informing her family of the groom\u2019s intentions to marry her. In the olden days <em>ukuthwala<\/em> was seen as legal bridal abduction. In modern day society this practice is now frowned upon because it can easily be abused by some to capture a girl against her wishes, even to a point of forcing young girls who are not of legal age to marry, something that is definitely against the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc827f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc827f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-451dacea\" data-id=\"451dacea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b8e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36b8e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IKHAZI\"><\/span>IKHAZI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c459213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c459213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Once the date for negotiations is set, the negotiators will visit the girl\u2019s home on the agreed-upon date to pay the <em>lobolo<\/em>. This is the first meeting where the two families meet, and the prospective groom is introduced to the bride\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>On the day, the bride\u2019s family present their offer, which is the amount they are asking for.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In the old days people used to pay with cattle but these days money is exchanged because most families prefer that. Urbanisation has also made it impossible for families to keep cows on their properties because there is usually no space for such in urban areas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The negotiators also bring other gifts and alcohol on the day they come to pay <em>ilobolo<\/em>. Once <em>ilobolo<\/em> has been paid, the couple is considered officially or traditionally married, and there is a huge celebration that follows. This involves slaughtering which is a way of introducing the bride to the groom\u2019s family ancestors. A huge feast follows and lots of <em>umqomboth<\/em>i (traditional beer) is consumed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2020b19e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2020b19e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a38d184\" data-id=\"7a38d184\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7940682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7940682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820-1024x1018.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820-1024x1018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820-768x763.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0820.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"A Beautiful Xhosa Couple on their wedding day \" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17edc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b17edc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ukwembathisa\"><\/span>ukwembathisa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758904e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"758904e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Ukwembathisa<\/em> follows. This is the part of Xhosa weddings when the groom brings gifts to the bride\u2019s family. It may also include <em>ilobolo<\/em> part payments as well, if said wasn\u2019t paid in full on the first day. There would be slaughtering on this day as well, alcohol, traditional singing and dancing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35752df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35752df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf61f0\" data-id=\"3bf61f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ab816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ab816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMABHASO\"><\/span>AMABHASO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f381864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f381864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Xhosa version of a bridal shower. The bride\u2019s family will throw a party where they give gifts to the bride to equip her with things she will need to build her new home. These could be kitchen items and things like that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daedba1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daedba1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58f3072\" data-id=\"58f3072\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95629d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c95629d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UKUYALWA\"><\/span>UKUYALWA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af71fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af71fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During<em> amabhaso <\/em>the family elders will sit with the bride and give her extensive advice on how to carry herself in the new family, how to care for her husband, how to dress, and general conduct. It is very important not to embarrass the family of origin by behaving in a manner that shows lack of training, once married.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c89850 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c89850\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd8b758\" data-id=\"dd8b758\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61f7fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c61f7fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_XHOSA_WEDDING_DAY%E2%80%8B\"><\/span>A XHOSA WEDDING DAY\u200b<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a333444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a333444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":25755,\"width\":512,\"height\":509,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These days most couples prefer to have both a traditional and church weddding. The groom-to-be and the bride-to-be are not permitted to see each other on the day before the wedding so they would not spend the night together.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The celebrations usually last up to two days. The morning may be dedicated to the church service and the afternoon to the traditional part.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>During the traditional part, animals are slaughtered and there is another exchange of gifts. This practice is called <em>umab<\/em>o or <em>ukwembathisa<\/em>. There, the bride presents gifts to the groom\u2019s family as a symbol of goodwill to her new family. This part could be optional for some families.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the day during Xhosa weddings, the second part of ukuyalwa takes place. This time it is the new family elders, specifically the elderly women from the husband\u2019s side, who sit with the new bride and give her advice on how to conduct herself within the new household, and what their expectations of the bride are.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>On this occasion of Xhosa weddings, the bride will also be given a new name by the elders, and that will be the name by which she will be called by her in-laws. The name was given to the bride usually carries a lot of significance, meaning it is not random, there is a deeper meaning behind it depending on how they feel about her.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, it is very important to note that with westernisation and intercultural marriages amongst all the different South African tribes, some rituals may be dropped or others adopted to make both families happy, so no two Xhosa weddings will be exactly the same.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Click<a href=\"https:\/\/d2hosting.net\/idia\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here <\/a>to find out more about I Do In Africa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16727df6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16727df6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72c659be\" data-id=\"72c659be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best guide to Xhosa Weddings in South Africa (2022) We are excited to celebrate and share on Xhosa Weddings! 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