The African Party Celebration:

The African party celebration is an essential way of life in Africa. Life is about happiness, and as human beings, communicating with our people not only brings happiness but also helps to develop our ability to learn languages. We also get used to the culture, ask questions, think, play, and work.

Generally, humans rely on social values, consisting of cultures, traditions, values, attitudes, ceremonies, myths, beliefs, and ideas. Our cultural values are later passed on from one generation to another.

We believe we need a“real“ reason to celebrate birthdays, awards, souvenirs, project completion, goal achievement, holiday, or other „important event“. While all of these things are fun to celebrate, we don’t have to wait for „special“ dates if we feel we have a reason to do so.

The Joyful celebration:

There are countless reasons to celebrate events in Africa. The endless list of traditional festivals that brings people together worldwide is one of the most fascinating factors. And our company “Funky Buka Afro Caribbean”ybselect.com arranges sparkling events in European style in Africa and Abroad.

Cultural celebrations with art, literature, music, fashion, and food make African community festivals unique and distinguished. Here we are talking about how African’s celebrate their most important events.

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Birthday celebrations:

The birth of the new baby is the moment of joy and celebrations for African people. In some areas of Africa, when the baby is eight days old, the mother takes the baby for the first walk in the vast world. Family and friends are later invited to meet and spend some time with the new baby. Instead of birthday parties, initiation ceremonies are held for groups of children in different parts of Africa. Due to these actions by their parents towards them. At a certain age, the children gradually learn the beliefs, songs, dances, and laws of their tribes.

Nowadays, modernization as changed many of our old traditions. Birthday parties are now celebrated differently in most African countries. The celebration includes foods, music, and dance. Foods like African Okra sauce ( rich in calcium, vitamin B, potassium, and vitamin C.) with eba or Amala, Rice with Plantain, Egusi, Couscous etc. Live music is one essential factor in most West African parties. The Aso- Ebi is another significant point, adding colorful glance to the event.

African Naming Celebration:

There are always unique stories that happened behind the traditional African names. Several factors may influence the names of children chosen by their parents. Factors such as the time of day, situation, beliefs, etc, on which the baby is born.

This is some ways on which African parents choose their children names:

1. Among various ethnic groups in Africa, in Nigeria for example, when the child is born, the family picked out the names. The names are influenced by negative or positive circumstances that happened around the time of birth. Ayodele is a unisex name which means joy (happiness) has come home. It means that the newborn baby brought happiness to their parents. This ceremony includes a well-elaborated African party according to the capability of the parent.

2. In the region of Zimbabwe, the names are chosen according to their reflection on circumstances or on the mood of the family at the birth time. And often, these names serve as rebukes or warnings. For example, Nhamo is the name that means misfortune. It implies some misfortune happened at the time of birth. So parents choose their child’s name as Nhamo.

East Africa naming celebration

Some areas of Africa, like in Kenya, people are famous there for adopting the celebrity names for their children. For example, Formal President Barack Obama became a prestigious name in 2008, at the time of his presidency. Many mothers choose the name ‚Obama‘ for their baby boys.

4. The names of the children reveal everything in African culture. You do not need to be told whether they are the youngest or eldest of their siblings. For example, the eldest brother is referred to as Brother James or Brother Femi. While the eldest sister is called Sister Funke or Sister Tope, the sister or brother title comes before the real name. This is a form of respect and also applied to twins. For example, in Kenya, Yator refers to the firstborn because it means ‚first to open the way‘ and Towett, which means ‚last‘ refers to the last born.

5. In some areas of Africa, most of the parents show their religious beliefs through the names of their children. As, Edem Adjordor, it believes that there is more powerful than black magic in this name.

 African Marriage events:

Africa is a vast and divergent continent, and the wedding rituals of Africans differ a lot based on the nation, religion, region, and some ethnic group. Interesting is that most African Countries celebrate their traditional custom in conjunction with the modern marriage ceremonies in the church or mosque either as Catholic or Islamic believer.

1.     Wedding customs of North African:

 The Northern region of Africa consists of majority Muslim regions like Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. Due to the majority of Muslim areas of North Africa, so weddings and their rituals are always according to Islam and Muslims. There is a ritual bath called ‚Hamam‘ to clean them before marriage. Next, there is a Henna party of the bride surrounded by her close friends and family. The bride’s hands and feet are decorated with a green dye as a good fortune.Followed by the  Mosque ceremony called „Nikah“ in which males and females are separated. The reception ceremony is also separated for both genders with some partition curtains between them or separate rooms for both.

2.     West African wedding party

This region of Africa includes the nation of Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Cameroon. Tasting of the Elements is the traditional wedding ritual of Yoruba, which shows the stability of emotions in a relationship. Different types of drinks and foods are served to the couple. Foods like hot, sour, bitter, and sweet, as an indication of the life ahead and symbolic preparation for the future. Aso Ebi is a tradition of West Africa, and it includes ceremonial cloth to wear for the wedding. The traditional cloth is worn by the bridesmaids, sisters, cousins, and as well as close friends. Adding grace and color to the ceremony. This culture is a traditional way to express your closeness and love to the family during the wedding events.

 3.     East African wedding customs party

East Africa consists of nations of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, and Tanzania. Swahili people are native to Tanzania, Kenya, and parts of Central Africa as well. As most of this part of Africa follows Islam, so wedding rituals party of the people living there are according to Islamic culture. Besides this, the most famous religion of this region (East Africa) is Ethiopian Orthodox. Several Ethiopian American couples hosted their wedding party according to the fashion of Ethiopian Orthodox. Orthodox and Catholic religions accept a holy place for their ceremonies, so the people living there completed their wedding rituals in church and other Holy Trinity symbolism.

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Live Music events in African Party Celebration:

Music plays a significant role in any African party celebration. In some regions of Africa, their festivals and concerts set an example on how to organize the colorful line-ups. Most famous festivals do have live music concerts. The show is used to promote future talent artists. The world is always watching with much more interest, Africa continent is well known for her diverse music and culture. Festivals such as Bassline Fest (South Africa), Lake of Stars (Malawi), Nyege (Uganda) are good examples. Others are the Boulevard Festival (Morocco), Bushfire (eSwatini).

Live music in South Africa is colorful and full of energetic spirit. Sometimes a particular street may be closed for the celebration. South Africa, live music is a mixture of informal and formal performance depending on the venues. Other locations include hospitality areas or public spaces that have live performances such as hotels, pubs, or restaurants. Formal spaces include large-scale arena events, annual festivals, and dedicated music sites. Generally, South Africa does not have particular sites or locations for traditional music performances. Smaller sites or areas do exist and provide space for 200 to 500 people. For Informal performance, there is a need for medium-sized locations, preferred by sponsors or organizers in terms of cost and profit.

Spraying money events in Africa Party celebration while dancing:

Money dance, dollar dance, or apron dance in African party celebration is a „most“ in wedding feasts and other events in various cultures. During the money dance, male and female guests spray money on the bride and groom while dancing. The sprinkling of money symbolizes the showing of happiness, good luck, and showing the love of the guest for this couple.

Sometimes guests are told that the money will be used for the bride and groom’s holiday or to give them extra money to build houses. It is widely said that „sprinkling money“ is an African tradition, especially for Nigerians who are known for their lavish parties. The Yoruba Owanbe parties are well known for the lashes spraying. It is a show of ego and pride. New Naira notes are specially ordered for the occasion. The practice is common among the Yoruba’s and the Igbo tribes in Nigeria. This practice exists also in other parts of Africa, in countries like Senegal and Sierra-leone.

During the first dance, with the usual opening of the dance floor, relatives and well-wishers will take turns going to the bride and groom and sprinkling them with small bills and notes as they dance. In addition to spraying, the newlyweds can be covered with decorative fabrics and other ornaments made of dollar bills, pound sterling, or naira notes.

 African Death ceremonies:

Death is an essential factor in the writing of social anthropological writers in African societies. Also reflected in the comprehensive documentation of African religious systems. The day of the funeral usually includes a procession to the burial place, sometimes before sunrise. Singing and dancing are also incorporated when the deceased is an elderly person. Some families bury their dead in their family house while others use the cemetery. The burial site should not be near a field, it is believed that the plants will not grow near such site.

The dead man may be wrapped in swaddling clothes and covered with the skin of a slaughtered animal. In some groups, the body is wrapped in linen. Personal belongings are often buried with the deceased to assist him in his journey.

African Home Rituals Before Burial Celebration:

African rituals of death begin with the preparation of a home shortly after the death of a person and the reception of people who come to honor the dead. Domestic practices often include:

• Turning all images into a wall and covering all mirrors, windows, and reflections so that the dead do not see them. In South Africa, windows are smeared with ashes.
• Removing the bed from the deceased’s room
• Holding a vigil at home when the whole community comes to pay their respects and convey words of condolence to the family

In the pre-burial period, when the mourners arrive home, different loud mourning can be heard from a far distance.

Most elderly people are celebrated with a big African party to show gratitude for a life well-spent. Food and gift items are shared as a remembrance for the deceased. Music groups or bands can also be invited to grace the occasion if the family can afford one.

Conclusion

Celebrations enhance our well-being – and it equates to significant milestones and daily achievements. Celebrating is essential because it reflects a whole attitude of gratitude and enjoyment of what we have, rather than focusing only on what we do not have or what we want in the future. Here are some highlights of the special celebrations in life:

1. These times mark essential changes in a person’s life, or these are special cosmic events.
2. In terms of personal health, these celebrations are designed to make the process of life a way to gain positive energy. Prepares the person to experience the incredible power of human life and to feel unity with other people.
3.  Spiritual change/event, ceremonies are designed to obtain special powers from the celestial bodies that are available in abundance at that time for people to enter. This vital force is the key to our spiritual and physical growth.

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