This is the traditional attire worn during ceremonies like traditional marriages, burials and other cultural activities of my people.
Here’s to our cultural heritage
Our tradition
The Akwa Ocha (white cloth)
And the Ewulu (red bead)
The culture of a people
Our heritage
Our identity
My identity
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I didn’t realize you are Nigerian. Awesome 😀 – Sherline
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Hi Sherline, Yes I am but I left Nigeria over a decade ago and live in Denmark. Where are you from/base?
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That’s awesome! I’m originally from Zimbabwe but I’m a Canadian citizen now 🙂
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Great. I know a few people from Zimbabwe here. But that was quick to recognize that the outfits were from Nigeria. I guess you watch Nollywood movies or have friends…???
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I have Nigerian friends lol 😉 Plus I like african attire generally speaking. lol.
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Oh nice. Nigerians are everywhere though. ❤ African attire has taken a new trend in recent times. It’s popularity and peculiar designs are embraced all over the globe. Personally, I love them. They are fabulous and damn beautiful. 🙂
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Ain’t that the truth 😀 !!!
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Absolutely. 🙂 😃😃 ❤❤
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Beautiful! Is that family/friends in the picture?
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Thanks. Yes, the first one. This was captured during the end of year carnival few years ago.
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That’s so special!
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❤❤😃
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Yeah, I can relate to it. I was certain the first one had a resemblance of you.
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Oh sure, you would. The thing is that it’s even a very broad concept for us. Too many cultural stuff. 🙂
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Traditional…you all looking very nice!! Thank you for sharing…learned something new today!
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You’re most welcome. Thanks so much for your kind words. Have a lovely day. 🙂
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I like the elegant look of the attire. Thank you for sharing, Stella!
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My pleasure. Thanks so much. 🙂
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You’re welcome, Stella!
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Very beautiful photos. So good to find out more about you.
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Thank you. There’s a bit more on the About page… blessings. 🙂
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Very pretty
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Thank you. 🙂
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This is so beautiful, both your verse and the picture.
I can hear your pride in your heritage and love the smile and the colours worn by the young woman.
Nigeria to Denmark. Quite a long way and culture difference. You seem to thrive though.😊 .
Miriam
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Thank you so much. It’s so true that I can’t sell my birthright. I love my heritage. I love my culture and I take pride in declaring and showcasing it here. I can’t wait to travel home and do some photo shoots with our traditional and cultural outfits. It’s a very rich culture and I’d want to display it for the world to see in my own little way. Living in Europe and my travels has shown the richness in other cultures. It’s an amazing experience and I’m still exploring. One of the culture shocks that I’ve overcome in Europe is the weather. It was a whole different experience that almost snuffed life out of me on arrival here. Haha. 🙂 🙂
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You are beautiful women. It’s such a pleasure looking at your true smile 😀
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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