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[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612683#msg9612683 date=1322010207]Having friends who are Igbos does not stop them from being bigots just like there are white people who have black friends but are still racists.[/quote]the difference between you and me is you view is if you refuse to marry outside your culture then you are a bigot and me I feel it is their view and culture, that should be respected. I have indian friends that think the same way, and I don't consider them bigots. So whats the problem?

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612683#msg9612683 date=1322010207]The problem is that you were raised by a family who instilled hatred in you and its now very difficult for you to discern between that hatred and what is normal. It is very bigoted to judge people based on their skin color or ethnic background.
Look around here and ask yourself how many igbo tribalists who are females on nairaland?. The highest number of ethnic bigots here are Igbo males and Yoruba females and why is that?. Because they were tutored by their parents to hate the other group.[/quote]I don't have hatred for anybody but I see nothing wrong with staying with your own. When it comes to the trends when it comes to yoruba women, i say it how I see it, sorry if it hurts your feelings

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612681#msg9612681 date=1322010135]I was wondering how fast tpia can raise tribal bigots here unless you were an old tribal soldier who got baptized and changed again. Eniyan ma kan dede pi iwa da[forgive my poor igbo][/quote]I am not a tribal soilder or whatever you call it, I just a person who has yoruba pride. If you don't like it, then that is your issue

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612670#msg9612670 date=1322009630]Who are you guys if I may ask you little brat?. So you are happily telling the world that your family is bigoted towards Igbo people and it sounds normal to you? Otiooo.[/quote]I don't know their names, am I suppose to remember their names?

My family is not bigoted to igbo's, my family & I  has friends that are igbo's but we believe in marrying your own. It seems to me you don't know the difference between cultural pride and marrying your own and tribal bigotry/hate. I have two igbo friends that would only marry igbo's and I don't call them bigots.

I say things how they are and I am not going to sugar code things for you because you don't want to hear things that you don't agree with

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612670#msg9612670 date=1322009630] Life is not limited to Igbo/Yoruba tribal warfare.[/quote]true I never said it was

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612659#msg9612659 date=1322009328]This anonymous bigot wannabe hasn't considered that the low census in Yoruba women/Igbo men marriage could be because Igbo men especially the Anambra ones rarely marry outside their kindred.  How can you be the one not interested in someone who has no interest in marrying you?. Come what may, men call the shots in Nigerian marriages 90% of the time and if they choose not to marry you, no matter how you love or despise them, it wouldn't matter. If Yoruba men decides not to marry outside their clan, may be we will start hearing Igbo women claiming that they are not interested in Yoruba men. I keep it real.[/quote]I am a bigot because I said yoruba women are not into igbo men just like you guys say the same thing about yoruba women. Get over yourself

I am a yoruba women, and not only I speak for myself but with the many Yoruba women I am around and they are not gravelling for igbo men. Many yoruba homes are lenient with their sons with other tribes but when it comes to Yoruba women their are restrictions, especially igbo men. So you guys can can front all you want I won't budge with this. I have many family members that have the same view.

You guys can't have your cake and eat it too.

Relax101:
When an Igbo man marries a yoruba woman, you dn't see him shouting that he's married to a yoruba woman, he takes it like every other marriage but when a yoruba man marries an Igbo woman, you hear all this nonsense buzz about him getting married.

Mehn, I tire no be small.

to tell you the truth the yoruba men that I know are with igbo women never screamed it out either, so I don't think that has anything to do with it.

Relax101:
You always come up with this crap all the time. Speak for yourself gurl!
Mehn, you lie no be small. haba, everything you said here is exactly the opposite of the Naija in America. lol
I can tell you I have attended 3 igbo boy/ Yoruba girl wedding this year. My cousin inclusive.
You come here with your own statement as facts.
There's no preference here in America! Fact!
It has happened and it's still happening!
I can post pictures of these weddings if only I get the approval to do so.

yoruba women/igbo men couples are rare couples in Nigeria and other places, and their are preferences in America. I never said it doesn't happen but it is small compared to other inter-tribal marriages among Nigerians.

I can speak for myself but based on what I am have seen and experienced it is true. You can get mad about what I said all you want but that comment I said, I stand by it. Plus it wasn't directed to you, go and take it up with the person I responded to who thinks Yoruba women gravel upon Igbo men

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=808541.msg9612526#msg9612526 date=1322006262]When did it become your job to be the spokeswoman for Yoruba women worldwide?. You are too tribalistic for  someone who grew up in the US and that's why I wonder whether you were actually born and raised in the states becase this tribal issues is giving you orgazms unless it is nairaland that shaped you into a trubal monster. If Yoruba women don't care about Igbo men, why are high profile Igbo men like Emeka Anyaoku, Ike Nwachuku, Earnest Ndukwe, Ekene Dili Chukwu[his last wife],Godwin Okpara, etc married to Yoruba women?. If your statement is true, that means Yoruba women must be gold diggers for marrying these men since they don't give a rats behind about men of Igbo stock. You better get help before you degenerate to the likes of tpia and Ikeyman00000.[/quote]Go and preach that crap to the man who I directed my response to. All this other stuff you are saying is irrelevant to me. Why you(a igbo man) care about what yoruba women think is funny to me. Sorry I am not tribalistic but I have yoruba pride, if you don't know the difference then that is your issue

I don't need any help, you need help if you don't like what other people have to say. Whatever you have with Tpia and Ikeyman is your problem not mine

Tosinville:
^^U dey mind dhat mumu talking trash?

lol, thanks

millco88:
Yoruba women are more attracted to Ibo/Edo/Delta men than Yoruba men by far. Yoruba women here in the U.S. prefer to be with those men b/c they're so much more attractive than Yoruba men. But, these Yoruba women cannot get an Igbo/Edo/Delta man because Igbo/Edo/Delta men are not attracted to Yoruba women in the U.S. So, Yoruba women try to put up a front saying that they prefer Yoruba men anyway, which is a lie.

While their Yoruba husbands go to work to earn a living, their Yoruba wives are at home either having affairs, or self-servicing to Igbo men. This is a fact.

You are lying, I am in the US and Yoruba women whether they are in US, Nigeria or whatever are more attracted to Yoruba men; their own men. After that it is Edo or Hausa men. I think it is funny a non-yoruba man is talking like he knows Yoruba women over Yoruba women themselves, especially when the trends yoruba women do are the reverse of what you are saying. It seems to me it bothers you that Yoruba women don't look at igbo mens direction, so you make up stuff to console yourself. So Nobody is putting up a front; the only one doing that is you. Yoruba women don't prefer igbo men over their men and igbo men don't prefer yoruba women over their own. It is rare to see a yoruba women/igbo man couple, so your comments are ridiculous. I feel what is going on is igbo men think they are the hottest men and igbo women say this alot and many other SS women tribes in Nigeria do that but you don't see yoruba women running crazy over igbo men or vice versa because yoruba women are more content with their own men or other non-igbo men. To me I find it funny that you say igbo men are not attracted to yoruba women but want to front here and say yoruba women go crazy over you guys in return, because that is a lie. just as much as igbo men don't care for Yoruba women is the same way Yoruba women don't care for igbo men, that is the truth.

I'm Yoruba and the trends I see with Yoruba women is more in-lined with what Ronkebp said not yours. Yours I have never seen it, LOL.

ronkebp:
Delta and Edo guys are the most handsome guys in Naija, and that is from my own observation, they are the cutest and sweetest, they know how to make a lady feel hmmmmmmmmm (leave blank), so>>>>. i would go for them anytime or day,

Yoruba guys are not that bad, at least all the yoruba guys i dated are lovely too and handsome.

Ibo guys, for where?? i am not always attracted to them, i don't know why>>>>

Hausas' are good spenders, they know how to spend for that babe ooooo, gba!!!!!

what you said is the observation I see when it comes to most yoruba women; after yoruba men they tend to have a preference for Edo & Hausa guys

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publisher:
[size=15pt]I dont think Yoruba women are exclusive daters i.e prefering only Yoruba men.
As a matter of fact,i dare say that Yoruba women tend to be attracted to 'polished' igbo and non-Yoruba guys. The only sad truth is that such marriages  hardly last,either due to cultural complications or the fact that married Yoruba women are still addicted to owambes and social functions. Igbo men tend not to like it when their wives want to attend every owambe party or social gathering they are invited to.

Yoruba men on the other hand are cool with owambes (home & abroad),unfortunately,these setting constitutes breeding grounds for infidelity,thus the high rate of divorce amongst Yoruba couples [/size]

maybe attraction but to just igbo guys I disagree; primarily it is Yoruba men that are their preference but after that it is Edo or Bini men not so much igbo men. I don't see Yoruba women & igbo men connect to each other in that level very much regardless of level or status. I would like to also add, Yoruba's love social gatherings and parties, they love to live life, so I see nothing wrong with social gathering. Now I am not saying Yoruba's go to every party in every block of Lagos but in general we love to live life and enjoy life. It is how Yoruba's connect to each other as a tribe.

Da Doctor:
Nothing sweetheart. I HAVE THEM AS BROS AND SIS INLAW. THEN COMPARE THEIR LIVING WITH THAT OF MY PEOPLE. The gap interms of values in marriage is just tooooooooo  wide. thats why i intend to sensitize all and sundry.

Funny enough. most of you know this already but trying to be a good tribes man/woman. kudos.

but lets not hide the truth

No you are the only one that believes it is the truth, and the way you are talking, you have issue's with yoruba's(regardless if you have yoruba inlaws or not)

If you hear what yoruba's say about igbo's, you wouldn't like it, so slow your roll

Da Doctor:


Someday you will remember you were warned to watch it. i wish you success and that your guy is among the FEW GOOD ONES.

The experiences i have cant be bought. you just got them for free.

Its only a defiant fly that follows the corpse int the grave.


@ANONYMOUS AND REALITY. Pls pool a thread with topic 'WHO IS MORE DECENT IN MARRIAGE, YORUBA OR IBO?' then allow the house teach you more. I promise i wont make a comment. lets see how it will end

LMAOOOO./

well if you think Yoruba's are bad and a mess then that's your opinion but I don't agree because that is not what I see & expereince

Da Doctor:


YES THOSE MAY BE THE FEW. IF REALLY THEY ARE HAPPY. COS IN MARRIAGE YOU JUST HAVE TO BEAR THE CROSS AN PRAY ALONG. MY POSTS REFER TO THE MOST AS PERTAIN TO THE YORUBA POPULACE.

YOU EXPECT THEM TO COME OUT OPENLY TO YOU AND POUR THEIR SINS? LMAO.
YES YOU MAY BE DATING A GUY, BUT CAN YOU SAY YOU CAN CONFIRM HOW FAITHFUL HE IS?

U EVEN HAVE US BACKGROUND? LOL.

OK THEN. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO your OPINION.
BUT LET ME ADVISE YOU.

IF YOU ARENT IN THAT CATEGORY(PLS AND PLS IF U ARE A FAITHFUL/GOOD GAL) WATCH IT WHEN IT COMES TO MARRYING A YOUBA MAN.

A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE

What is your issue with Yoruba people?

plus the Yoruba's I know are not few and seem to be more then the so called few you had a fling with

coogar:
so you formed this opinion based on the few sluts you were able to attract in your days?
i mean, the fact that i have slept with 20 igbo babes mean igbo women in general are promiscuous?

how did you guys graduate from any citadel of learning?

20 chics out of 40 million yoruba women and this is what you have to say about them?

AMEN

Da Doctor:


The first point of truth is the conscience. i sure know u know the truth.

NOW I HAVE THEM AS TENANT. Initially i opted for single male and later allowed for just married all with a corporate background cos i live in the house too especially when i am off duty call.

you cant believe that thissingle guys comes home each friday late and with different ladies. i mean every week oh. he is gonna quit soon though.
the newly married would even bring in sorts of ladies cos the wife is a banker all in the name of sister, but truly i see no resemblance, but just have to wait till their dues expire by year end.
THESE PEOPLE CANT CHANGE, EDUCATED OR NOT, MARRIED OR NOT, CHRISTIAN OR NOT.

ITS IN THEM. REALLY.

They have to leave before they corrupt my children especially my gals

YOU ARE A LAIR, I am a Yoruba female that was born and raised in the US from respectable yoruba parents with the yoruba culture. All the yoruba females(family & friends) I know from the US, Nigeria, & The UK are in respectable marriages with yoruba men and are happy. I am currently going out with a yoruba man. So all you are saying is CRAP

Da Doctor:

In my days my dear. It was an ibo lady who dumped me and re applied when  it was rosy and was dumped into hell after i bruised her.

Yoruba ladies i dated only gave me GOOD S/EX AND THEIR BIG Bottom. HARDLY CUD DEY COOK. IT WAS PEPPER ALL THE WAY IN MY POTS. AND 'iya olonje', jaye jaye, one even tried wooing my bros not knowing that in my part of the igbo, our culture forbids 2 bros dating or eating from 1 same punny, ,,,, I must confess that they are experts in pregnancy mgt through 'agbo'. Finally,,,,,,, i cudnt marry a yoruba woman for the fear of their infidelity even in marriage. my wife is TSEK and they sure HAVE A GOOD CULTURE AND RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE.


The truth hurts but we have to take it that way

No the truth doesn't hurt because it is lies; YOU came here to trash Yoruba women it is obvious

lolafowowe:
@ tpia
the issue is dat yoruba women don't usually date outside their tribe dat why u haven't gotten a nice post to your comment since.

Cosign 100%

Da Doctor:


surely the poster wont ask that knowing the inherent danger. that was why it was twisted. and now, ,,,, the gods have brot about a re twist and it is EXPOSING. THOUGH YOU KNOW IT. Let the novinces have a feel of it. YORUBA LADIES ARE DIE. EASY WAY TO DEATH. I have them as inlaw but has vowed that my daughter or son would have nothing to do with the tribe except something changes in the near future. Only a little percent of them are ok for marriage. TRUE MARRIAGE AS IT OUGHT TO BE.

You are a lair, and the reason I say this is because this thread has nothing to do with anything you are bringing up and never asked for anybodies opinions besides Yoruba women. So That gives me the conclusion that You were here for one purpose to trash yoruba women

All the yoruba men in my family and around me are with Yoruba women and are happy; and never heard any of the ridiculous trash you are making up. So you have another thing coming if you think I will believe your garbage.

For you to say you have yoruba inlaws all the time makes me know your are not Yoruba at all & I don't believe anything you are saying

Da Doctor:

Truly. wat you read is how it is.

if you are in naija just walk around or be involved in a rel wit a yoruba lady making conscious effort to study their traits then confirm same as true.

When i was dating a yoruba lady, immediately i arrived their house the parents says' OKO RE TI DE O ZZZZZZZZ'

and when i am in they at times ask her to take me to her room or at times they ask her if she wont follow me home over the weeknd. this family mind you is very rich. a former COMM OF POLICE IN OLD LAGOS.

SEvery culture has its short coming, this is one for the yorubas. a yoruba woman get married even when she has 2 children from different men at home, but in Ibo land it wouldnt be too easy a thing.

infact i just rest my case.

LIES, Did a Yoruba female dump you, lol

ak4God:
If you want to live long, I think other tribes are better, As a Yoruba man, the earlier commentator is 100% right,dont let us be sentimental, Its common among yoruba women having  children for 4 to 5 men, all in the name of normal thing(aye senrue).Hardly you c a yoruba woman that stay in there husband house without having extra marital affairs.The other tribes are better to marry than the yoruba woman, lets call a spade spade.Go to Isale Eko, Ijora , badiya, Abeokuta, You will see a woman that gave birth to 5 children with 5 different  men, so what are we talking about?Am a Yoruba man, but i think we need to educate our women to exhibit more courtsy in that aspect.Other tribes are better.Hardly you see an Igbo married woman that can have 5 children for 5 different men.

Da Doctor:


i have stayed in lagos and west for more than 28 years of my life and have inlaws that are yorubas.

i tell you that guys may not be 100 percent correct but HE MADE AN 'A'.

Yorubas have no true value for marriage and matrimony ,just a few godly ones do.

GO TO DSTV and watch their movies, do same for hausa and ibo movies on sundays then you wud be cleared that their cultural representation as per marriage centres around betrayal, lustful possession, clubbing and immoral actts includint extra marital affairs as its climax. then you wud agree he made a n 'A'. the truth may be had to admit, but the BOLD HEARTED WOULD, FOR THE SAKE OF CHANGE AND POSTERITY.

Personally, i can give you a list of yoruba ladies seeking cuts from me even when they know i am in marriage for yearsssss.

Now i am not saying it isnt there in other tribes, but the proportion is highest in yoruba.

the only tribe that mostly encourages pregnancy before marriage.

Then why are both of you in this thread if you have such a low feeling of Yoruba's?

it just doesn't make sense or have anything to do with the topic, so I am just suspicious that you guys want to trash this thread as much as possible on irrelevance's

This thread didn't ask what do men think about Yoruba women or men considering Yoruba women as potential partners, it ask yoruba women only but looking at this thread majority of the people answering are non-yoruba women. So I guess you just don't want yoruba women to even answer a question for themselves

both of you are here to trash yoruba women on a thread that was suppose to be answered by yoruba women, you two are desperate morons

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=808423.msg9605356#msg9605356 date=1321921348]Thanks dear
This is interesting, and where do you think it started in Nigeria?[/quote]My guess is the Yoruba's

seedord247:
I don't wanna derail the thread. . .  but i will advice you to call your Brother and ask them their present plight with Their wife

I don't need too, their marriages are sound based on what I have observed from them. The Yoruba men I have seen with their Yoruba wives are happy with no complaints. It seems to me you are trying to put Yoruba women down as much as possible

As a Yoruba woman, I feel black men are attractive in general; my preference is Yoruba men though but besides them I feel Ghanian men are good looking

seedord247:
Though I'm a Yoruba but i will still say the Fact. . .

If you marry a Yoruba Women be ready to die at the age of 40-50.

Yoruba women don't think with their brain unless they invite third party to help them think.

If you marry a yoruba woman, have it in mind you marry the entire family except her dad.

Yoruba women values ceremony more than their children.

Yoruba women believe in investing money on material things Like (Aso ebi, Gold,) rather investing in their children future.

Yoruba women believe and have faith in their family than their husband.

But i still love my yoruba women because of their nagging and curse they raise on their husband.

wow, all the yoruba men in my family are married to yoruba women without these ridiculous problems; you love making up stuff don't you?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=808423.msg9603512#msg9603512 date=1321898104]A famous Nigerian "Gele Artist"

Houston, Texas (CNN) -- Segun Gele, or to use his full name Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye, is a man making a name for himself in a woman's world.
The Houston-based businessman has made an artform out of tying a gele -- the gravity-defying headwraps worn by Nigerian women.
To meet him is to understand how he became a celebrity in a field only a few years in the making. He's not only a vivacious self-promoter; he's also clearly thrilled to find himself making money doing something that comes so naturally to him.
Watching Segun Gele whip the material into graceful folds and arcs in less than five minutes, you know he is the master.
Geles come in different fabrics such as damask, brocade and "aso-oke" [size=18pt](hand-woven fabrics popular for Yoruba special occasions in Nigeria)[/size]. The most popular fabric among Nigerian women is a metallic fabric made from jacquard.
Gallery: Segun Gele, the master headturner
They have been worn by Nigerian women for generations, but in recent years has become the ultimate fashion accessory for important parties and events in the U.S., something that Segun Gele partially credits himself for.
He says when he moved to Houston, Texas in 2003 from Nigeria, many Nigerian women had stopped wearing their gele because it was just too difficult to tie by themselves. To Segun Gele, this was a great tragedy.
"I mean, you would not find a woman wearing a good headwrap," Segun Gele said. "They would rather wear pantsuits to a Nigerian party. They would rather wear their jeans to a Nigerian party. And when they had the headwrap made, it was just okay."
He first noticed he could turn his skills into a promising business when he offered to tie a woman's head wrap at a friend's wedding.
Within minutes, he had whipped the two-yard fabric into a headturning, vertiginous shape that left other women at the party impressed. Before long a queue had formed and he started charging $7 a piece to tie gele at the wedding, Segun said.
Over time his rates grew to $10, then $15, and now he rarely ties wraps at parties but reserves his services for weddings or other special occasions.
"In the past, I used to have so many people. I think I had about 20, 30 people standing in the line to have their hair tie tied. But it got to the stage where it was overwhelming," he said.
Segun Gele now charges $650 to tie wraps for brides and their party for Houston weddings, and $1,000 plus hotel, rental car and airfare for out-of-town weddings.
This wedding season he's already flown to Georgia, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Maryland. Knowing brides reserve him a year in advance, well aware of his popularity.
It's the only business he's done since he moved to the U.S., and one that's showing no signs of slowing down. He has students that pay to train with the master, flying in from around the U.S. and London.
So long as gele remains a fashion statement for Nigerian women, Segun Gele is sure to remain king of his domain.


Watch video on CNN homepage http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/16/segun.gele.nigeria.headgear/index.html#fbid=HltbHDVHgJZ[/quote]I just want to add to your info about Segun Gele

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI-xfeCrRf8[/flash]

p.s. love your thread Ileki

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=808423.msg9605066#msg9605066 date=1321917100]^^^ tells me who wears them, but not how the style began.
This "typical" Yoruba gele style can be seen across Nigeria and some part of West Africa.
Did the style spread within Nigeria (and from which region) or did it spread from a region in West Africa to Nigeria?[/quote]Well the head wrap style is worn all over africa but not the Gele material itself & the the "gele" head wrap style, that is more Nigerian; to me I feel that spread within Nigeria because many west africans(non-Nigerians) I have bumped into are not culturally aware between the differences between "gele" materials, like jublee is considered a high qaulity "Gele"(it is mostly Nigerian women that know this) then other types of Material of "gele", plus most that are advanced in ting in that material are Nigerians. I don't see the "gele" in use really in east or southern africa, just the african head tie style(NOT Gele though) but in west africa I see it at times, but from my experience I see it's prevalence mostly in Nigerian parties. I have been to Liberian, Cameroon, Ghanian, Seirrea leone parties and you don't see the "gele" in use to much. In Ghanian parties I see the kente in use more then the "gele" but if I do see a Ghanian with a "gele" they tend to be from the Ewe tribe

head wrapping is from africa(which region it originated from in particular I really don't know but I feel it originated from West Africa) but the Gele material & genesis it self came from Nigeria particularly the Yoruba tribe, the name Gele is a yoruba word itself

"“Gele” is a Yoruba word for a female head wrap. The Yoruba people live in Southern Nigeria and are the largest ethnic group south of the Sahara. Yoruba women are known for wearing the impossibly intricate Gele head dresses, and although head dressing can be found in almost every African culture, the Gele is more than just head covering, it is an art form.

I was a child living in Nigeria, I often marveled at the tall, elegant and exotic head wraps that were so artfully constructed, it seemed hard to believe they were made out of cloth. The type of cloth best suited for the Gele is the Aso Oke and Ankara. These fabrics are traditionally Yoruba, but are now worn all over the country. For more information about the history"
http://ayannanahmias.com/2009/12/29/naija-style-gele/

[b]"So What Is A Gele?
Gele is the Yoruba word for (A woman’s) Head wrap.  In the Igbo culture it is called Ichafu.
It is a large rectangular cloth tied on a woman’s head in a variety of fashions.  The material used to make the gele is usually of a stiff, but flexible, nature e.g. Aso-oke (thickly woven silk), Brocade (cotton) and Damask. These materials come in a wide array of colors, patterns and textures.  The bigger the cloth (and the greater the skill) the more elaborate the look.
Gele tying is an Art form that takes practice, patience and often times a well-toned arm, but once tied, a Gele can make any woman look regal. Every Gele is unique and there is no true formula to achieve the exact look twice. If you take a closer look, you will see that no two Geles (once tied) are alike.
We absolutely love Gele’s because not only are they tied in various styles but they are an aspect of culture that make women feel beautiful no matter the occasion. The style and color of the Gele can be a reflection of your mood, style or personality. Creativity is key ;-)"[/b]
http://africanweddingsus..com/2011/08/gele-other-crown.html

""Gele" which is a Yoruba word for a female head-wrap is a very important part of a woman’s outfit particularly for the Yoruba tribe. It is a beautiful crown of glory, and today they come in amazing colours, patterns and designs. For glamorous events such as weddings, birthdays, christening, inaugurations or even funerals – a woman’s appearance is considered to be incomplete without one. Gele-tying is an art, and like every other art, its success depends on creativity and mastery. Unfortunately, it could be a head-ache and most ladies struggle with it. A properly tied ‘Gele’ can be a head turner, however, on the contrary, if wrongly done can become a disaster. So many ladies still have sleepless nights over “who’s gonna ‘save’ me for tomorrow’s party?” "
http://www.gele-fabulosity.com/headties.html