Namibian wedding
The pomposity is the main feature of Namibian wedding. No matter on the well-fare of the family they do their best in order to make wedding as chic as it possible. Even the family with the worst well-fare celebrates wedding with no less then hundred guests invited. The Namibian wedding is bright, marry, noisy and pompous. They recognize wedding as the most important event in the life of every person and they believe that this event has to he held in the way no one was able to forget it. There are a number of jewels the bride is decorated with. The great deal for Namibian wedding is wedding invitation. They are usually manufactured form ficus. As a rule those invitations are the figures of elephants or dancers.
It is the city hall where the Namibian marriages are registered. After the official registration the just married and all guests go to restaurant or another open-area equipped for wedding. The climate of Namibia is rather pleasant for weddings so most people prefer their wedding to be celebrated outdoors. The wedding procession meets musicians in front of the doors of the restaurant. The musician circles just married and take them to their places. There are separate tables for relatives of the bride and relatives of the fiancé. Those tables are placed in front of each other in order guests were able to see each other and to communicate.
The distance between tables is rather broad and so guests have to speak loudly in order to hear each other. That is the main reason of loudness of Tunisian weddings. These weddings usually last for two days. The first day is a day of celebration. The celebration lasts till night and ends with torchlight procession. According to Namibian beliefs this procession brightens the way for just married to happy marital life. The wedding night is the night the just married have to prove their love to each other. In other words that is the night when the just married have to consummate their marriage.
The second day is a day when just married examines their presents. There are a lot of presents given for just married. As a rule the number of presents is equal to the number of guests. So, the just married spends a lot of time for examining the present. So, guests don't disturb them till the noon. In the afternoon guests visit house of just married and the celebration continues. The second day is also the day when presents are given for just married. Though, those presents are usually food. According to Namibian wedding customs the just married have to stay indoors during several days after their wedding. So, the food guests bring them is a food provided them in order they were okay staying indoors.
The honey moon for Namibian just married is usually a honey moon spent in their native country. They have not enough money to travel abroad so they stay in their country. The honey moon is an event that should be performed for several times during life. Namibians believe that coming back to the place where they spent their honey moon will provide their relations with passion and love, in case those feelings fade away.