An African culture of how brides show the elders of the family members of their husband to be that they are worth being the lady of the house has unsettled some people in the social space.
A Twitter user, @AdvoBarryRouxtook took to the social space a picture of a beautiful bride using her teeth to cook.
He posted the pictures and asked, “What exactly is going on here?”
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Responding to his tweets, another user shared explained that it was a tradition and culture in Bemba, (the northeastern plateau of Zambia and neighboring areas of Congo (Kinshasa) and Zimbabwe).
According to her, the bride who was dressed in a white and an Ankara skirt was proving to her in-laws that if she lost her limbs or hands, she can still cook for the family.
In the pictures that were revealed, the beautiful bride used her teeth to hold a cup and a pot as she goes down on her knees to cook.
“This is a Bemba wedding tradition, it’s used to prove that should the woman lose her limbs she can still be able to cook and take care of her husband. And yes it is a misogynistic practice,” the Twitter user explained.
Reactions: Thank God this is not practiced in Naija
The post had many social media users talking as most opined that it was too extreme. See some comments below;
@ChisomIbedu: Ha Nawa oo…. Thank God this is not practiced in Naija…. How and where will I start from to bring pot down?
@GangstaPeezay: Then we’re shocked with intense horror when a husband leaves a sickly wife. FORGETTING we are teaching men to only value women who ‘do-it-all’ regardless & anything else is a liability. In sickness and in health is only applicable for women 😪🤧 Miss me with that mess
@eekilaitoko: In most cases iam really for tradition and culture but there are some things in this word I really don’t understand and I really refuse to understand and support. Couldn’t be me but to each his own I guess….
@lizbethspace: What kind of rubbish thing is this? If this is the only thing that will make me not get married, so be it.
Heated reactions as groom forgets his bride’s name at their wedding
Meanwhile, a groom was called out on social media after he was saying his speech and surprisingly forgot the name of his bride.
In a TikTok video, the unidentified man was captured with a microphone placed to his lips while he kept stuttering when he was meant to call his wife’s name.
The groom who was facing directly at his wife was saying something prior to the time he attempted to call her name, although he got her first name which was Abigail but for some reason forgot her other name.
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