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Courtship · Customs · Culture

Dating & Marrying Igbo

From the first date to the wine-carrying ceremony: an academic study, playful lessons, quizzes, animations and funny tales about love and marriage in Igbo culture.

The academic studyA full reading: kinship, courtship, Iju Ajuju, the customary rites, bride wealth and law, kola, food, Omugwo, mixed marriages and the diaspora.→

Interactive courses

Dating with a purposeWhy Igbo courtship looks toward marriage, and what a union between two families really means. 4 lessons · quiz · Level Starter Start → The investigation: Iju AjujuThe quiet background check before the rites, the sixteen-day trial and a difficult legacy: the Osu caste. 2 lessons · quiz · Level Core Start → Four steps to the weddingKnock on the door, ask the family, agree on the list and carry the wine. 3 lessons · quiz · Level Core Start → The bridal list and bride priceWho gets what, why the “real” bride price can be tiny, and what the law says. 4 lessons · quiz · Level Deeper Start → The kola nut: Oji IgboThe king of fruits, the proverb of life and what the number of lobes foretells. 2 lessons · quiz · Level Core Start → Soups and hospitalityWhy cooking matters at an Igbo wedding, and which soup says what. 2 lessons · quiz · Level Starter Start → Omugwo: care after the babyHow grandmothers move in to care for a new mother, and why it matters. 1 lessons · quiz · Level Deeper Start → Mixed marriages and the diasporaIgbo and Yoruba couples, foreigners marrying in, and weddings by Zoom. 2 lessons · quiz · Level Deeper Start → Funny tales of love and customsFour invented comedies that teach real customs. All characters are fictional. 4 lessons · quiz · Level Fun Start →

Play & practise

Mix-up quiz10 random questions from every course. Term flashcardsFlip the cards and learn the key Igbo terms. Memory matchFind each Igbo term and its meaning. Build the weddingPut the four stages in the right order.
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