The Day of the Groom
by Anthony Mwangi
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20.000 x 30.000 inches
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Title
The Day of the Groom
Artist
Anthony Mwangi
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
In our culture, the wedding day belongs to the woman. The man is just there on that day because he can not, not be there! His day or days come long before the wedding. This is when, either in one major day he takes dowry to the girl’s home or he can also go for several chosen days where he convinces the bride’s family that indeed he is worth his (some salt). On this day old and young ladies gather at the home of the bride to get some food ready for the friends of the groom. In most cases, it would be seen as courteous if he also financed the meals to be eaten on this day.
One thing, though, this was no meant to give the impression that he was buying anybody, no one can afford to buy anyone. Most men mistakenly think they are buying the women, but that is so far away from the truth. Don’t shy away from this duty, it doesn’t make you more or less of a man. It is a just a gesture of good will and respect to the parents of the bride.
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January 29th, 2018
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Comments (7)
Becky Miller
Now I am laughing at myself. I’ve spent many years studying Native American artifacts and culture so I mixed up Shona with Shoshone!
Anthony Mwangi replied:
Ha ha ha ha! No woman is equitable to any amount of lobola (lobolo). Women are priceless. What would men do, really, without woman
Becky Miller
I was told by the Ndebele and Shoshone that I knew that “Lobola “ was a way of demonstrating to the parents that you had the means to properly care for their daughter and to thank them for their investment in raising your future wife. They joked to me that American women must be “cheap” since no lobola was paid for them.
Anthony Mwangi replied:
Very funny. It is not a payment though. It is more like a thank you. It is called "returning hand"
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our homepage. Well done
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Nancy Griswold
Beautiful painting !!! and thank you for sharing your culture and the description, this is so educational! FAV
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