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76. "RE: The Wedding Part II"
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At Ambassador Park we presented our pink slips to the person at the gate and went to an area of the park where there was a small round building. All around the park there are little places one can sit and little huts. I’m sure it looks really nice when it’s dry but it was raining. So it was a little hard to maneuver around. (I have a lovely brown spatter pattern all over my shoes and the bottom of my clothes as evidence of the muddy conditions). All of the ppl gathered under a tree not far from the small round building, trying to stay dry, still clapping and singing and lo-lo-lo-ing (we’re troopers). There was another wedding to our right. This was an orthodox wedding I was told, you can tell by all of the dancing and use of traditional instruments. There weren’t very many ppl in this party however. The bride of that wedding was very a very young beautiful Ethiopian woman in traditional dress. As I followed her arm to her hand to see who the lucky groom was I was horrified to see it attached to an OLD crusty newly dyed hair Caucasian man. Surely this is not the groom? ‘yes she is marrying farengi’ this will be the segue to a forthcoming thread entitled “Love is Love or How to Get Out of Ethiopia.’ Anyway, back to MY wedding.

After some time our couple proceeded into the small round building. Some ppl came out to make space b/c some ppl were already in there. Many of us stayed outside in the rain under the tree waiting for our couple to come back out. Meanwhile another wedding group came. I learned later that the actual wedding happened in the small building. There was a couple getting married in there that was protestant also, so they congratulated each other, grooms and brides kissed each other and they took pictures. Couple 1 and friends then left the building. Our couple exchanged rings, took pictures then sat down at a table groom’s witnesses beside him and bride’s witnesses beside her. They each signed a huge book and got a license from an official who was in there. They took more pictures (this might not be the actual order as I was not in there, I saw this later on a videotape). That was it – they were hitched. They came outside and we were singing and clapping again and made our way to another section of the park that was decorated. There was a place that was covered over that had balloons and streamers and congratulatory flyers. The newlyweds sat on a bench underneath the covering with the bridesmaids and groomsmen (?) and the best man. The rain had let up by now. A preacher came out in front and said a prayer and a short sermon. It was in Amharic so I’m afraid I can’t give the details but I picked up Xavier (trinity) and Yesus Kristos (Jesus Christ) several times. Then tarp and plastic came off a long line of tables full of food and drinks. The newlyweds ate first and a very long line was made ppl helped themselves to injerra, (meat) wat, and what looked like injerra mixed with meat and potatoes. Some were in a goatskin container. Men went first and some brought back food for their female companions. Everyone was fed (it was amazing, b/c for a ‘small’ ceremony there were ALOT of ppl). We sat beside the bride and groom as ppl came up and congratulated them. They looked very happy, but seemed calm. They look very compatible, I had met the groom earlier and he is very mild-mannered and quiet. His bride, who looked gorgeous (she wore a European wedding gown, complete with tiara and veil and he wore a navy suit with light blue bow tie that had an additional small white bow in front of it) seemed the same way.
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Their dress was in contrast to the orthodox wedding party I saw where the groom wore a long white shirt with matching pant and white sandals. He had a white gauzy wrap draped over both shoulders so that the ends were hanging in the back and the front made a vee effectively covering the white shirt. The ends of the wrap had a really beautiful design on it. He held in his hand a stick that had white animal hair (I think) hanging at one end. The rest of it was wrapped in ribbons the colors of Ethiopia (red green and gold). The woman wore a traditional Ethiopian dress.
*******end of interlude**********

After ppl gave their congratulations that was pretty much it. All in all it was a great experience. It was a lot of fun, all of that singing and the procession. It felt very communal.

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Greetings from Ethiopia!!!! [View all] , kemetian, Thu Aug-22-02 09:44 PM
 
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RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 22nd 2002
1
cosign with monique
Aug 22nd 2002
2
salaam
Aug 23rd 2002
3
RE: salaam
Sep 16th 2002
110
      by marriage
Sep 16th 2002
111
Cool !!! And BLUE MOUNTAIN IS THE BEST!
Aug 23rd 2002
4
kaffa
Aug 23rd 2002
5
      RE: kaffa
Aug 23rd 2002
6
           RE: kaffa
Aug 23rd 2002
7
                dont believe tea comes from london either ;)
Aug 23rd 2002
8
                     hehe...isn' it from china?
Aug 23rd 2002
9
                          yep, same with spaghetti
Aug 23rd 2002
10
great, keep us posted!
Aug 23rd 2002
11
be careful..Addis aint no joke...
Aug 23rd 2002
12
you've been?
Aug 25th 2002
25
      what the fuck would i go to afrika for?
Aug 26th 2002
44
Wow
Aug 23rd 2002
13
RE: Wow
Aug 23rd 2002
14
My heart is racing
Aug 23rd 2002
15
Kemetian Holla Please
Aug 24th 2002
16
GET OUT OF HERE!!!
Aug 24th 2002
20
RE: Kemetian Holla Please
Aug 25th 2002
24
Peace & Blessings
Aug 26th 2002
36
Hey, I LIKE kitfo!
Aug 26th 2002
40
      Sounds like
Aug 26th 2002
41
have a wonderful time...
Aug 24th 2002
17
Enjoy the culture & the beautiful people!
Aug 24th 2002
18
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 24th 2002
19
What are you talking about
Aug 25th 2002
29
      dude's quotes of jigga is even
Aug 27th 2002
48
      RE: What are you talking about
Sep 06th 2002
73
           RE: What are you talking about
Sep 06th 2002
74
Isn't West Africa the motherland?
Aug 24th 2002
21
No idiot
Aug 25th 2002
27
No, that seems just as weird
Aug 25th 2002
28
      So my friend....
Aug 26th 2002
32
           Firebrand
Aug 26th 2002
37
           Advice taken...I thought he was serious.
Aug 26th 2002
39
           Uh well I am in the states and I don't feel at home
Aug 26th 2002
38
Motherland
Aug 27th 2002
46
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 25th 2002
22
yes
Aug 28th 2002
55
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 25th 2002
23
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 25th 2002
26
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 25th 2002
30
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 26th 2002
31
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 28th 2002
53
      berbere in the morning
Aug 28th 2002
54
      comments/questions
Sep 05th 2002
70
           Your fiancee is Gurage?
Sep 08th 2002
81
           RE: Your fiancee is Gurage?
Sep 09th 2002
83
           Tigre/Tigrinya?
Sep 09th 2002
91
                OK, this might get confusing, but bear with me here...
Sep 09th 2002
94
                     it gets worse
Sep 10th 2002
95
           Nope
Sep 09th 2002
87
           Yeah,
Sep 20th 2002
118
           kohjoh
Sep 09th 2002
82
           RE: kohjoh
Sep 09th 2002
86
                RE: kohjoh
Sep 09th 2002
88
                     Dupont Cir. (sorry 4 postjack)
Sep 09th 2002
93
                          RE: Dupont Cir. (sorry 4 postjack)
Sep 10th 2002
96
           Skip Sodere
Sep 09th 2002
89
Minibus
Aug 26th 2002
33
we spread like wild fiya
Aug 26th 2002
34
RE: Minibus
Aug 26th 2002
42
      rasta's cant afford no trip to afrika,
Aug 27th 2002
49
           RE: rasta's cant afford no trip to afrika,
Aug 27th 2002
52
                RE: rasta's cant afford no trip to afrika,
Sep 10th 2002
97
                     No explanation, I'm sure
Sep 11th 2002
98
being a foreigner (from a western country)
Aug 26th 2002
35
WHAT?
Aug 27th 2002
51
RE: being a foreigner (from a western country)
Sep 05th 2002
67
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 26th 2002
43
We Will
Aug 28th 2002
56
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 26th 2002
45
RE: Greetings from Ethiopia!!!!
Aug 27th 2002
47
      U ain' neva lied.....
Aug 28th 2002
59
"God" bless you, Kemetian!
Aug 27th 2002
50
what a great quote!
Aug 28th 2002
57
      are you serious or just being ironic?
Sep 08th 2002
80
Salama
Aug 28th 2002
58
RE: Salama
Sep 16th 2002
106
      Yes, yes,
Sep 16th 2002
109
           you should do a post on it
Sep 17th 2002
112
                RE: you should do a post on it
Sep 18th 2002
114
                Wha's up, Brah?
Sep 20th 2002
117
                     don't bother inboxing Solarus
Sep 20th 2002
120
                          I was looking to see what
Oct 23rd 2002
156
                          RE: don't bother inboxing Solarus
Oct 24th 2002
160
                               I don't recall receiving
Oct 25th 2002
164
The Mercato
Aug 31st 2002
60
RE: The Mercato
Sep 01st 2002
61
Merkato Continued
Sep 03rd 2002
62
      RE: Merkato Continued
Sep 04th 2002
63
      RE: Merkato Continued
Sep 04th 2002
65
           RE: Merkato Continued
Sep 04th 2002
66
                Coffee or tea?
Sep 05th 2002
68
                     Oops
Sep 05th 2002
69
                     Beka
Sep 05th 2002
72
                     buna shai?
Sep 09th 2002
84
      Sounds really interesting...str8 up.
Sep 04th 2002
64
      RE: Merkato
Sep 05th 2002
71
The Wedding Part I
Sep 08th 2002
75
RE: The Wedding Part II
Sep 09th 2002
85
RE: The Wedding Part I
Sep 08th 2002
78
I just got back today!
Sep 08th 2002
77
Wow! That's wonderful
Sep 08th 2002
79
My 2 cents
Sep 09th 2002
90
Geshta?
Sep 09th 2002
92
      Hard to explain
Sep 12th 2002
101
      Sweetsop!!!
Oct 25th 2002
163
ond meskerem
Sep 11th 2002
99
Happy New Year!!!!!!
Sep 11th 2002
100
Addis Amet 1995 Part I
Sep 13th 2002
102
Addis Amet 1995 Part II
Sep 13th 2002
103
Worldspace
Sep 15th 2002
104
the bomb on addis amet
Sep 16th 2002
105
i actually heard about it
Sep 16th 2002
108
      RE: i actually heard about it
Sep 18th 2002
113
Current situation in Ethiopia?
Sep 16th 2002
107
Entoto: A Radical Ritual pt. I
Sep 20th 2002
115
Entoto: A Radical Ritual pt. II
Sep 20th 2002
116
      RE: Entoto: A Radical Ritual pt. II
Sep 20th 2002
119
           Lucky you!!!
Sep 20th 2002
121
                RE: Lucky you!!!
Sep 21st 2002
122
up
Sep 24th 2002
123
thanks a
Sep 27th 2002
132
Institute for Ethiopian Studies
Sep 25th 2002
124
RE: Institute for Ethiopian Studies
Sep 25th 2002
125
      hhmm
Sep 25th 2002
126
      maybe
Sep 26th 2002
127
      No?
Sep 26th 2002
128
      the coffee house
Sep 27th 2002
131
           RE: the coffee house
Sep 29th 2002
134
           thanks for the love
Oct 01st 2002
136
           Yes!
Oct 01st 2002
137
      RE: Institute for Ethiopian Studies
Sep 27th 2002
130
           hhmm
Oct 01st 2002
138
Meskel!!! What can i say?
Sep 27th 2002
129
is this that christian celebration?
Sep 27th 2002
133
      um, no
Oct 01st 2002
135
^
Oct 04th 2002
139
Meskel finally
Oct 04th 2002
140
RE: Meskel finally
Oct 04th 2002
141
So Christianity is O.K.
Oct 08th 2002
143
      yes Christianity is O.K.
Oct 09th 2002
146
^
Oct 08th 2002
142
Why Ethiopia Stayed Behind
Oct 08th 2002
144
well
Oct 10th 2002
147
some activities
Oct 09th 2002
145
^
Oct 14th 2002
148
Shashemene I
Oct 17th 2002
149
Wondo Ganet
Oct 19th 2002
150
Sounds soo wonderful...I can't wait to go next summer
Oct 19th 2002
151
^
Oct 23rd 2002
152
Desta: Master Traditional Dancer
Oct 23rd 2002
153
Ethiopian Martial Arts
Oct 23rd 2002
154
LoL
Oct 23rd 2002
157
?
Oct 24th 2002
159
sort of
Oct 25th 2002
161
      i find
Oct 25th 2002
162
Hol up
Oct 23rd 2002
155
Are you going to Axum?
Oct 23rd 2002
158
^
Oct 29th 2002
165
Awassa
Oct 29th 2002
166
^
Nov 03rd 2002
167
RE: ^
Nov 09th 2002
168

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