THE NIGERIAN WEDDING March 10, 2018 – Posted in: How To Be A Nigerian - Kawe Version – Tags: African Literature, Culture, Lifestyle, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigerian Wedding, Poem, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Wedding
In the month of October 2017, we read HOW TO BE A NIGERIAN by PETER ENAHORO. We loved the humour and we decided to expand the stories by starting our own HOW TO BE A NIGERIAN SERIES – THE KAWE VERSION.
ENJOY!!!
NIGERIAN WEDDING by Chinelo Nwangwu
In Nigeria your wedding is not your own
It is for your mother
And her friends
Who sell lace and gold
At Idumota market
It is for your father
And his friends
Who eat nkwobi and peppersoup
At Mama Onitsha’s sports bar
It is for your brother
And his friends
Who need a family approved excuse
For a Saturday night high
It is for your aunty
And her friends
It is for your sister
And her neighbour
And for event planners
And make-up artists
And fashion designers
Your wedding is for everybody
But you…In Nigeria
Chinelo Nwangwu is an Engineer, a Writer and an Artist.
5 Comments
Vinz March 10, 2018 - 18:00
Well articulated my sister. Most of us whose parents are crowd pullers gets scared.
Chimdinma Adriel Onwukwe March 10, 2018 - 17:04 – In reply to: Vinz
Like really scared!!!! 😂
Vinz March 10, 2018 - 17:11 – In reply to: Chimdinma Adriel Onwukwe
Oh yes
Sholape March 10, 2018 - 20:18
Hahahaha!! Get to reception and the couple is ignored after the first dance and father daughter dance. All that MC joking and all are lost to the guests eating rice and chicken.
Chimdinma Adriel Onwukwe March 10, 2018 - 21:08 – In reply to: Sholape
Your last sentence! 😂