Nigeria has over 250 ethnic groups. Hence, it should not surprise anyone that among these groups, there will be some strange cultural practices associated with marriage. Most times, these practices are meant to strengthen the bond of marriage and preserve its sanctity. There are the good, the bad and the ugly. In line with this, Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 strange Nigerian cultural practices associated with marriage in Nigeria.

Flogging the groom among the Fulanis

This is a festival in which an intending young Fulani groom is flogged to prove that he’s ready to take a wife. The would-be groom will be trashed and he must show no signs of pain. Otherwise, his readiness to take up the huge responsibility of marriage will not be accepted.

Magun (thunderbolt)

Magun is very common among the Yorubas. It is usually placed on wives by their husbands without their knowledge as a deterrent for committing adultery. And if she goes ahead with the act, her lover could end up losing his life or getting stuck while in the act.

Fattening room

This is practiced by people who hail from Calabar. The fattening room is a room where young women are kept and prepared for womanhood and marriage. Being fat is considered as a sign of good living.

Shaving the hair

A woman who just lost her Igbo husband is usually taken through some cultural rituals to prove that she played no role in the death of her husband. One of the rituals, although somewhat humiliating, is that she has to shave her hair.

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Okay

lol

This magun of a thing is the serious but funny one. Still wondering how the thing hook.

Flogging kwa? untop my the bride price

some of dem no longer exists, shaving of hair in my place is now by choice nt must

Blindness in the darkness_ #Tolux

Please I need help.. I can't obtain my dad's birth certificate.. what do I do?

Na wa o

No 2 - what happens to the wife if she's clean? silly act.

the Igbo's shaving their hair does not mean they want to prove they had no hand in the death of the husband.
If they suspect you have a hand in the death of your husband. They make you choose one of the following:
1. Drinking the water used to bathe ur dead husband.
2.Swear with the Bible or before Amadioha(gods).
3.you sleep in the same room with ur dead husband.

I don't think Fulanis still practice that culture

iranu

Ok

yea

jeamie:
Please I need help.. I can't obtain my dad's birth certificate.. what do I do?

ask him where he kept it nah

abeg which one worse pass

I know of Magun very well and it's still in existence in Afonja lands.
Culture is very real...

Gmajor:
ask him where he kept it nah

he's late

Ok

However if you have so much MONEY you can escape all 4.

Lol... But for the Magun, you need your own personal Jazz because you can't expect God to cover you with grace when straffing another man's wife.

Fattening room will be fun...So keep your money & jes enjoy it.

Money answereth ALL things.

I'm tired of these already. As much as I would love to marry my igbo girlfriend of two years, her parents never supported the relationship, talk more of marriage.

TINALETC3:
some of dem no longer exists, shaving of hair in my place is now by choice nt must

My brother, thunderbolt exist die for here oo.
No try am ooo

Inanna:
Most of them are still common till today. I wish the fattening rooms are still in existence. Culture is just so beautiful.

Some culture is... and you should know there's nothing beneficial to getting fat

oh boy fattening room go well o.

;D5

There's absolutely nothing wrong in that "Fattening room" of a practice as you called it. Most brides are advised to take time off strenuous activities so they've be fit on their wedding day. I think that's how it's done in that era, and I see nothing wrong in that.