Who is Miss Silvia? I have absolutely no idea, but I went to her send off party at the weekend, and gave her a jar of honey for the pleasure. The send-off is a pre-wedding ceremony which is hosted by the bride’s parents to mark her leaving their home for that of the new husband. It is also the opportunity to receive the bride price, well at least a representation of it. This representation takes the lengthy form of all the women at the ceremony presenting the brides mother with a pair of kanga (the brightly coloured clothes that are worn by most African women). I have no idea what she is going to do with what must be at least 60 pairs.
But the present giving does not end there, after the kanga comes the much more practical ritual of the ‘Mother’s bucket’, all the women will now present something useful for the home. Maybe a bowl, spoons or roll-top bin, they deposit these in a large bucket which is presented first.
There were also the other usual wedding ingredients such as food, drinks and dancing and a very good acrobatics show at the end.
A pot of honey – you are quite the charmer Mr Miller !
Looks like you are having a good time – Manoj and I are checking on you all the time as we are locked in a cupboard in Jersey with no windows so are living our life through you
Ok, so any dirty (or otherwise) stories from the broom-cupboard??