Traditional marriage in Hausa culture

About a quarter ofNigeria'spopulation areHausa. They are predominantlyMuslim, but some areChristians.They speak theHausa language, although different tribes speak different dialects. Hausa traditional marriage is not as expensive as other forms of marriage in Nigeria.Hausa traditional marriage is based onIslamicorSharia law.
In this tradition, a man seeks his parents' consent when he finds a woman he intends tomarry.After the parents have given their consent, the other marital rites follow suit. These stages includeNa Gani Ina so,Sadaki, the wedding orDaura Aure/Shafa Fatiha, andKai Amariya.
In the Hausa language, this means "I have found and I love it". This is a stage when the man with his family members goes to the woman's house to make their intention known to her parents. They carry along with them some items such asKolanuts, bags ofsalt, sweets andchocolate.If these items were accepted by thebride's parents, that means they have agreed to give out their daughter's hand inmarriageto thegroom's family. It is now left for the family of the bride to communicate to the groom's family of their approval of the marriage. This process is called "Gaisuwa".Before this they might have done their enquiry concerning the man seeking to marry their daughter to ascertain hismoral,religious, and social belief, and to also know his family background. The bride and the groom to be are not allowed to have any physical contact until they are properly married. After this process the couple become engaged and both families start working towards the wedding and setting of date. The process of fixing the wedding date is called "Sa rana"
This is the stage of paying the bride price ordowry. It starts with a minimum amount called "Rubu Dinar" in Hausa, ranging to the highest amount the groom can afford to pay. Islamic teaching teaches that a lesserdowrypaid produces a more blessed marriage.The money being paid as bride price is being announced to the hearing of everyone present. The bride price could be money paid in cash or ininstallmentsor it could be labor for a Damsel. As for adivorcedor awidow, she gets to decide her bride price.
Leferefers to the items that groom purchase for the bride.
The wedding date is called the Fatiha. The wedding Fatiha used to organize inside the mosque after Friday prayer (jumu'a prayer) and it only consist of men like husband, father of the groom, friends of the groom, witnesses and people that attended the (jumu'a prayer).
Women are not expected to be seen in the wedding Fatiha rather they are to be with the bride celebrating her last day as a single and also prepare her for the married life.The bride gets to sit in the midst of her female friends, relax and paint her lovely fingers and feet with henna, and her friends also paint theirs too. The bride in Hausa is called "Amarya"whereas the groom is called "Ango".
At the wedding reception, food and drinks are being served to the guests.In Hausa tradition, it is the duty of the husband to rent an empty house while the responsibility of furnishing it is the responsibility of the bride's family.
After the wedding, the bride is being accompanied to her husband's home to be well welcomed by the groom's family. They chant songs on their way and carry all the bride's belongings with them.