A viral video of a lady preventing a groom to dance with his bride has caused controversy on social media with many netizens questioning the rationale behind her actions.
From the viral video, the marriage appears to be an Islamic one as the couple dressed to suit the Islamic marriage setting.
As some netizens have been quick to rule out that the lady may be a side chick or an ex-girlfriend to the groom, a clear explanation has emerged contrasting the thoughts of social media users.
Amidst the controversy, the lady’s act of preventing the groom to dance with the bride, seem to be a common practice among the Dagombas known as the ‘Da’chahili.’
Traditionally, the Dagomba tribe have the female cousins regarded as wives of their male cousins and hence do this to create awareness for the family of the bride that their relative is being ‘stolen’ away during marriage ceremonies.
The bride also clarified on X saying “It’s our culture … she’s my wife from my family.. before I marry another woman, I need to pay her.”
https://twitter.com/salmanfaaris1/status/1795053836001837263
In some instances, it’s seen as an opportunity for the female cousins to ‘cash out’ big from the family of the bride by demanding for more cash to let go off their male cousin.
The ‘Da’chahili’ is only a hilarious display to spice up the marriage ceremony and must not be seen as anything otherwise.
https://twitter.com/KDagbon/status/1795052999892410852
Check out other comment from the Dagombas about the video below.
