Hi, friends! I am sorry that it has been so long since I have published something; You may have wondered where I was in the world. I'll tell you, January was just an absolutely incredible month, full of wedding celebrations in my family!

The holidays became a time our house turned into a buzzing meeting when we had relatives coming from towns outside the city, but then it was not just a family reunion, three family members who were set for marriage in January. One of them was a male cousin and two other, women's cousins-what a perfect timing!

The month began with my nephew's marriage, on the 4th of January. The whole December was spent in preparation for the marriage ceremonies, regardless of Christmas and New Year. Special invitations were given out and the real excitement began a day before the d-day. Live cows were ready for a feast and women began to prepare for cooking early.

What distinguishes these traditional marriage ceremonies is their visual splendor: the groom, radiant in his elegant, royal clothing; The bride, stole the show in her traditional Gele and every inch looks like a royal rank. 

Feed your eyes with the beauty of African traditional marital ceremony with the pictures below:

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These beauties speak of African traditional ceremony marriage as a feast of colors, traditions and celebrations that brings two families together in the most beautiful way.

All pictures were taken by me.
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## Spanish 

¡Hola, amigos! Lamento que haya pasado tanto tiempo desde que publiqué algo; quizás se hayan preguntado en qué parte del mundo estaba. Les diré que enero fue un mes absolutamente increíble, ¡lleno de celebraciones de casamiento en mi familia!

Las fiestas se convirtieron en un momento en el que nuestra casa se convirtió en un lugar de reunión animado cuando teníamos parientes que venían de pueblos fuera de la ciudad, pero no era solo una reunión familiar, tres miembros de la familia se casaban en enero. Uno de ellos era un primo y otros dos, primas de mujeres, ¡qué momento perfecto!

El mes comenzó con el casamiento de mi sobrino, el 4 de enero. Todo diciembre se dedicó a preparar las ceremonias de casamiento, sin importar la Navidad ni el Año Nuevo. Se repartieron invitaciones especiales y la verdadera emoción comenzó un día antes del día D. Las vacas vivas estaban listas para un banquete y las mujeres comenzaron a prepararse para cocinar temprano.

Lo que distingue a estas ceremonias de matrimonio tradicionales es su esplendor visual: el novio, radiante con su elegante vestimenta real; la novia, que se roba el espectáculo con su tradicional Gele y cada centímetro luce como un miembro de la realeza.

Alimente sus ojos con la belleza de la ceremonia nupcial tradicional africana con las imágenes a continuación:

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQme8kAE2HjZhYPReaL6JCafeRiYeM71ogJoCkSBPQm5qr4/1738779160422.jpg)

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![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWBunsNA2q9ncuPAVikQ5Lzn3zziaRgeEoi6E2Zaqvs5s/1738779331660.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSkkPFYENzNzMNEhiZ55MBqaoBmbA7z1TyHfiLaYinaS7/1738779331801.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQF1CELkrecewT8CKBiHYLRzvc4tNnF2975T3Sn7NCHj5/1738779331930.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmY9u8Xo3WNKCVpYJek6YPknWYQyocopXDRHPPdH8RT3rU/1738779638627.jpg)

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![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPqhZVMSyuRGRTDe39oR777ww8K8r6c2aeJz5rdBj3fej/1738779639088.jpg)

Estas bellezas hablan de la ceremonia nupcial tradicional africana como una fiesta de colores, tradiciones y celebraciones que une a dos familias de la manera más hermosa.

Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mí

January, a Month of Marriage Ceremonies in My Family in Pictures/Enero, un mes de ceremonias de casamiento en mi familia en imágenes