 Merry Christmas, I wish you all a Merry Christmas, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This video is not about Christmas but I just wanted something fun to share on this special day and that is why I'm uploading this video on this day. You know why? This is my Christmas gift to you all. And you know what you need to do for me? Please like this video and subscribe and be part of this awesome channel. I'll be so happy if you share this video so that we'll be able to hit 1.5 million by the end of the year. I know like 20,000 people, I know we can make it happen. I mean you got the family members. Share this video now and tell your family members to subscribe to this YouTube channel. But hey, I attended a wedding in Surinama and trust me this is one of the best authentic African traditional wedding that I've attended which is out of Africa. I know you all like what you see. That is why I'm uploading this video on this day because I want you and I to have fun on this day. I've never been to a wedding that everyone in the wedding is busy shaking their wings. This wedding feels like a waist shaking competition. So you know what we're going to do? Select which lady is actually the best waist shaker in the comments section. I would love to sit back and read your comments. Welcome to Surinama. Let the real wedding begin. The sun in Surinama hits so hard. I thought like I live in Ghana so I'm so used to the sun but I can never be okay with the sun. It seems like the sun is right in Surinama. But hey, that's not why I'm here. Good afternoon from Surinama. It's a beautiful day, you know. I've been invited for so many things in this country. I was invited for a funeral. I went and today I've been invited for a wedding. The only thing that no one has invited me is a food competition. I really want to be part of a food competition even though I don't want to win. I'm not interested to win. I just want to be invited so that I can sit and eat and lose. This is a typical traditional Samaka wedding. And it feels the same way like how we do our weddings back home in Ghana. Where are we right now? We are at the place where the bride lives. And now they will take everything home to the groom. And from there they will move from there and go somewhere to celebrate the wedding. Is it a traditional wedding? It's a traditional wedding. You know, coming from Ghana, a traditional wedding has been done in the House of the Bride. Yes, correctly. Just the same. So I guess, is this the home of the bride? Here is the home of the bride and from here. But now they rented a place to celebrate the wedding. Oh, okay. So it doesn't mean it's not traditional. It's tradition, but they take it, you know, a bit Western system. Okay. To rent a bigger, more space so that they can do it better. So this is the home of the bride. I can see everyone is getting ready. What are they carrying? What are they carrying? They're carrying food. Oh, that's food? Yes. Can I carry it too? If it's food, I want to carry it. Where do we carry the food? Let's go. If it's food, I want to carry it too. Sorry. Hi. You're looking beautiful. Thank you. Apparently inside this basin is not just food stuff. It's also gifts from the wife to the groom. That's crazy, man. I didn't know that. Actually, it's always the bride that receives gifts from the groom, which is more like a bride prize. So in Ghana, when you see people getting married, you see the family of the groom carrying stuff like this and walking in line. It's more like a bride prize, man. It's not the same thing. It's not the same thing. It's not the same thing. Because the bride prize is paid already by the man. The bride price normally paid in the night time. After they sleep, the next morning when they wake up, it's this ceremony. Wow. Where's the going? I'm looking from here to where the groom is living. Is that on the groom that just came? Inside, yes. Because the sisters of the wife have to go and take the groom to here. Is that the bride? Yes. Right now they're going. Oh my goodness. That's so beautiful, man. Look at that. Whoa. Oh my goodness. Yes. Where are they going? To the groom's house, right? The groom is coming house to take the bride, and so they move on to... Why is the groom wearing cap? There's a tradition. No, no, no. That's not traditional. Oh, you look so beautiful. Hi, man. Nice to see you. Wow. So what's going to happen? I've seen... That's the... The bridesmaids. The bridesmaids. So many bridesmaids. Yes. Why so many? Can you smile for me? Thank you. Thank you. Smile. Just smile. Okay. Wow. Are they going to walk or are they going to be in a car? They will go into the car because the distance is too long. If the distance wasn't too long, they should walk to the groom's house. Oh, okay. So everyone is going to the groom's house? Yes. So the groom comes in here to take the bride. Yes. And then go together with the bridesmaids to the groom's house. Yes. That's true. Wow. That's a different culture, man. Interesting. Our way to the wedding grounds, which is apparently the groom's house. Yeah? So yeah, this is a convoy. It's the same way we marry in Africa, man. We are finally here. Hello. Hello. Hi. Hi. How are you? Good. Stop on their head. Can I help you do it? You see, it's the same thing that we do. Okay. Come on. Come on. The same way, right? Then yes, you're welcome. What they are going to carry is for the groom, right? Yes. Okay. Wow. That's so beautiful. It's the same culture like us. So this is the bridesmaid carrying the food and the food for the families of the groom. Yes. I'm smelling the aroma of peanut soup. Yes, that's true. Oh. Oh. You can also smell it too. Yes, that's true. I can't wait. I hope there's Fufu here, man. I can't believe what I'm seeing, man. It seems the bride is also going to carry stuff. Why is the bride going to carry stuff? You're going to carry it? Why? Traditionally, the bride is supposed to carry something on the head to show I'm woman enough to take care of my husband. Yes. If you go to a traditional village, if you see a woman wear the triangle means I'm already married. But you have to check the cloth. If the cloth is above here, that means they are not married yet. Okay. But if it's beneath the knees, it means they are married. So, yes. This one is not married. This one is not married. Not married. Not married. Not married. Not married. Not married. Why all of them are single? Why are you all single? Ah. Okay, let me go closer. All of them are single. I can confirm that. Yes. I can confirm that. Are you looking for where to get a husband here? Is anyone looking for where to get a husband at this wedding? So that you tell the world that I met my husband at a wedding. This is a typical Samarka wedding. That is the groom holding the umbrella. I see you, brother. You're so happy you're getting married today. Ah, nice. I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you We must be singing. The verse says, we are in a boat of love. We don't live without love. Sure. We are in the boat of love. We cannot live without love. That's so true Did you say what am I? Oh, nice to see you Hello You're all coming for the wedding There's food there There's food there I'm coming for the food I love food I don't just like, I love it Are you Samaka? Oh, Samaka I am Samaka woman You're Samaka Muye Muye Oh, okay, interesting So you know the bride or you know the groom? The groom Oh, okay So you came to support your uncle I'll give you all a bit of a contrast of what is happening The marriage ceremony in here is exactly the same where we do it in Africa The main ceremony took place yesterday which I was not around So what happened yesterday was the groom going to the bride's family to go pay the bride price which in here they call it the parka I don't know which African country calls it parka too If your country calls it parka, let me know And once that is done the traditional wedding takes place which they make it official So how does this happen? The groom goes to the family house of the bride go take the bride to his house and once they are going to his house there is a gift that is going to be presented to the family of the groom So this gift is from the family of the wife to the family of the men I don't know if that is how it's done in Africa I don't know about that and I'm not going to be here to lie We made it to the ceremony on the ground This is where the whole ceremony is going to take place I mean the wedding ceremony is going to take place We moved from the bride's house There was a bit of a tradition going on but it's a very minimalist wedding in terms of the people that I'm seeing here but 99% of the people present at the wedding are basically women I hardly see no man in here So one thing that I find is so unique in here is the way the women are dressed up You know Everyone is wearing a wrapper which I know is more traditional but the top is more like a crop top Everybody is dressed the same way I mean, yeah I really want to find out if that is a traditional way of dressing or it got a bit of influence of the western culture because I don't think in those days this is how they used to dress I think maybe as time goes on they got modernized I remember there's food there there's water mire and the food is behind the scenes so the wedding is going to take place and right after that Oh wow! That looks so good That's fried rice Pasta cakes This is nice man but for now I think I just have to wait for the bride and groom to come for us to do the whole ceremony Right after that we just come and dive into the food You cannot tell me that the black people of Suriname are not descendants of Africa because even here they do the African time same thing They told me that this wedding is going to start up from 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock and believe me I've been here since 11 and we finished everything we got in here I mean it was too late and 2 o'clock I came in here just to wait for the bride and the groom and it's 6 o'clock and the bride and the groom are now coming so which means we've waited for 4 good... it's extremely beautiful seeing the beautiful African culture it's exactly the same way how we do things way back in Africa and listen you cannot tell me that this is not Africa you cannot tell me that this culture is not beautiful the sounds the same sounds from Ghana, Togo, Nigeria Benin it's just absolutely beautiful and the fact that the dances in here looks exactly like dances from Congo and Gola the dances that people wine they are wasting all of that it's exactly the same thing that is happening here it feels like when they came here they really stick to the African culture and that's one thing that I really admire about the people of Suriname What is the ceremony about music and dance? I think that before the music and the song all what they be happy with them they are actually the best so I cannot come here without knowing what they have I got to taste it or I should say no to this man you guys are saying no, you eat too much what's chaos here I brought the food and the food is when I came in here I've seen so many men why is it so? the first time women have come first the traditional wedding women have to come first and then men followed so is it going to be a dance where men and women are going to dance together or something traditional wedding traditional wedding the women come first and then the men follow the groom wearing the hat it's my first time seeing a wedding like that that's so cool man but we are lucky he didn't put it to cover his face at least you can see but this is quite an experience, I love it I love the fact that I've been able to experience an authentic traditional Samarka wedding and it feels so good to be here man don't forget to like this video subscribe to part of this awesome channel we are bringing Afro Descendant closer to Africa and Africa closer to Afro Descendant this is actually the best thing that I've ever done can you guys clap for me as soon as I step out of the place and they go I'm like, no thank you thank you thank you I want to hug thank you thank you thank you hey hey louder louder louder music louder I really enjoyed and I know that you actually enjoyed this Christmas by watching this video a lot and that's why I'm asking you all to like this video for more and don't forget to subscribe to help us reach 1.5 million I want to set a record by hitting 1.5 million on 1st January can we make it happen? please I'm on my knees oh my goodness I'll see you all in the next one