In the evening we all went to another evening of wedding
festivities for the same bride and groom as the event on my first day
here. This time the event was held in a
huge air-conditioned room. There were many
tables and chairs for all the guests.
The bride and groom were dressed western-style, as were the
bridesmaids. They came in doing a slow,
very expertly rehearsed, dance. Then the
bride and groom were led to throne-like seats where there were many photos
taken. There was a band which started
the evening with western-style music, followed by an excellent local
singer. There was a lot of dancing the
whole evening. Food was served, almost
identical to the food served at the previous wedding event. There was a mixture mainly of meat and bread. At 11pm precisely the singer stopped singing,
in mid-phrase. However the band took
over. Later Becca explained that there
is a very strict law in Sudan that celebrations must end by 11pm. She said it was the first time she had been
to an event where this was ignored.
Wednesday 29 August 2012
27th August - more wedding celebrations
Rather than giving a blow-by-blow account from now on I will
write the main things that happen. Today I found an internet cafe and was able
to check my bank account and emails. For
some reason emails and international texts don’t seem to be working through my
mobile, which is quite a nuisance. In
the past I have had problems finding a compatible dongle for my laptop, so
finding one here might prove difficult.
The internet cafe’s internet connection was frustratingly slow, so I am very keen to find a better alternative.
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