After meeting the groom’s family, we wandered over to the area where the bride’s family had gathered. According to custom, the bride’s family would not be allowed onto the groom’s homestead until the ceremony began. However, nowadays, the practice is for the bride’s family to stay within the compound overnight then move to their official off-site camping area in the morning and stay there until the ceremony. We were sorry to see that the bridal group was not in a hurry to get going. Most were still lazing about under fleecy blankets while others prepared food provided by the groom. Perhaps the chilly weather that day (mid teens, Celsius) was slowing people down, or perhaps we were the only attendees who thought the affair was supposed to start before late afternoon.
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