Well,after a day of displaying our alter ego here in classifying ourselves as alphas and branding others as beta…we all retire to our regular selves…and for some of us is the responsible enviable husband material…
Sasa kwa wale tumetoa jiko ile pande ya sagana river flows ndio hizi tips just incase you are yet to make it official…
Kikuyu culture for the longest time has been diverse with it’s traditions, from food, to clothing, to their way of life. It is one of the most documented cultures, with books and movies depicting certain practices among the Kikuyu people. Below, the steps of the traditional Kikuyu wedding process.
Ruracio in Kenyan Kikuyu culture simply refers to Negotiation and Payment of the Dowry or Bride price. It is the last stage in the Kikuyu Traditional wedding ceremony.
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Before this there would have been the “Kuhanda Ithigi or “Planting twigs”. This is the first stage where the groom gets to state his intention to ask for the lady’s hand in marriage. In West Africa it is known as “Knocking the door”. [ATTACH=full]240124[/ATTACH]
After this stage is the “Kumenya Mucii” or “Knowing the home”. Here the parents of the bride to be and suitor get to meet each other. This is similar to the “Introduction Ceremony” in West Africa, where both families of the lady and her groom to be are introduced to each other. [ATTACH=full]240125[/ATTACH]
On the day of the Ruracio, which takes place in the bride’s family home, the groom and his family meet a “closed gate” on arrival. They must sing their way in. The women on “both sides”, that is, both families start singing with each group trying to outdo the other. They eventually end up singing together with joy.
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The guests are then welcomed in and served food to eat. In a case where the Ruracio is a combined with the Kuhanda Ithigi, the groom’s family will then proceed to state their intentions. He is then faced with the task of confirming that the woman he seeks is in that home.
This is the fun part, where the bride’s family veils different ladies with shukas or wrappers for him to identify. He needs to identify his bride. And hopefully he gets it right!
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So we move to the business of the day. The lady after being selected is then taken back into her room, before which she would have been invited to give her blessings for the negotiations and Dowry payments to begin in another room.
These negotiations go on inside while guests are entertained with music outside. Successful completion of the negotiations are greeted with ululations and the celebrations continue. I’ve never heard of an aborted Ruracio process.
i know several msapere chix who had nice bodies before marriage. Wacha hio ruracio ilipwe and then give her one year…mtu anajiwachilia anakaa mtungi ya mavi pale gachie. Shapeless to the core
Right in many ways but reality on the ground is different. Ebu bring us ruracios from elsewhere In Kenya. Focusing on Kyuks too much on everything leads to inferiority complex for others.
Ruracio as I know it from where I am sat is a meeting of families kujuana…yes with some demands but they should not be met.
I am calling on my house @kasaman to come and paint the pik.[SIZE=1] But be knowing hukuji yangu since you know me so well…na unaenda unambia your classmate Kush my secrets.[/SIZE]
We are tired of this printed malicious garbage doing it’s round on the forums. Only fit for small minded buyers who have never engaged in a ruracio. Mushene for idlers.