Mother’s Day 2008: How Blessed I Am!
(Fun story about the matching outfits: In Tanzanian culture, when a woman gets married, she chooses a fabric that all her female friends buy from her. The women take this fabric and have it made into an outfit of some kind, and then wear it to her shower (called a Kitchen Party here) and/or her “Send-Off” Party–the party given by the bride’s parents the week before the wedding (the groom’s family pays for the wedding itself). Grace and I went to Esta’s sister’s Send-Off Party a month or so ago, and these were our outfits. It’s fun to go to one of these events and see all the ladies wearing outfits with matching fabric.)
Anonymous
you guys look cute together!
Kimcoutts
Two lovely ladies!!! Oh Yes!~!
Megan @ SimplyThrifty
Beautiful picture. It’s so neat to see other culture’s customs. Thanks for sharing.
Unknown
It’s fascinating that everyone sews. I’d never make it to anyone’s shower if I had to sew my outfit first. What a beautiful part of African culture. Love it!
Amy Medina
Oh–I should clarify. Not everyone sews. I definitely don’t sew (other than buttons). But there are tailors in little shops all over the place who will sew for you. It’s great fun, actually. I’ve had tailors make all sorts of things for me. My tailor made that skirt and Grace’s dress for about $5. Not bad!