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16/11/2011

November Weddings 'Bad luck' For Zimbabweans

Getting married in the month of November is said to be bad luck in Zimbabwe.

The tribes believe no festivities should take place during the sacred month including weddings, eloping and beer festivities.

"November weddings are a big no-no... I would have had a November wedding but I think my parents would have a problem with a November wedding. My parents would have had a heart attack. My grandparents would not have attended," a bride in Harare, Tinashe, told the BBC.

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“I used not to believe in certain aspects of our traditional culture. To me these things were just like a joke, but I learnt the hard way when my marriage prematurely collapsed,” Ms Theresa Humba told the Sunday Mail.

“We both thought it was superstition and I got a wake-up call when we could not fix things with my husband and it was too late,” the 26-year-old added.“It had been a year and we still hadn’t had a baby. My husband started philandering and if I asked the reason behind his actions I was verbally and physically abused. When I tried to get assistance from my relatives they all pointed to the mistake I made.”

The superstition does not put everyone off getting married in November those who embrace western culture do not believe it is taboo.

(GK)

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"Getting married in the month of November is said to be bad luck in Zimbabwe."