A large masked being, known as nmawu or "masquerade" and considered to be reincarnated, dances with the wedding guests. Complying with myth, The has come because "the dead are still with us." Actually, The was hired by a bridesmaid.
Katrina Thomas's notes: An Igbo couple in Nigeria are considered husband and wife when the bride's dowry is paid. Odera, a seven-year resident of the United States, now known as Ben, returned to Africa to find the high school student he had fallen in love with there and paid $200, her bride price. A year later he brought her to the States to be legally married in City Hall. Another year passes until the couple can afford a Presbyterian church wedding with bridesmaids wearing rose color satin and ushers in black tuxedos. It is followed immediately by a feast for friends, which includes pouring libations to their ancestors and a ritual of breaking kola nuts. Pieces of kola nut are passed to guests who eat them with hot peanut sauce.