In the UK, any woman who enjoys dressing up for a party would be very embarrassed if she arrived to find that another woman was wearing the same dress as her. But here in Benin, when there are events like marriages or church Christmas parties it is common for a particular pattern of fabric to be chosen which all the guests are invited to buy to make their clothes from.
Our colleague, Grace, will be retiring next month, and so the Monkolé churches held a goodbye party for her last Saturday. We were told a few weeks ago that some material had been chosen, and we ordered enough to make outfits for the whole family. A seamstress from the village took our orders, and delivered our clothes on the Thursday before the party. It was our first experience of wearing this kind of “uniform”, and it certainly made us feel like we belonged!
It was very impressive to arrive at the party and to see literally hundreds of people wearing the same cloth. Here are a few photos taken during the morning:
Grace, the guest of honour.
Our colleague, Grace, will be retiring next month, and so the Monkolé churches held a goodbye party for her last Saturday. We were told a few weeks ago that some material had been chosen, and we ordered enough to make outfits for the whole family. A seamstress from the village took our orders, and delivered our clothes on the Thursday before the party. It was our first experience of wearing this kind of “uniform”, and it certainly made us feel like we belonged!
It was very impressive to arrive at the party and to see literally hundreds of people wearing the same cloth. Here are a few photos taken during the morning:
Grace, the guest of honour.
One of the choirs.
The youth group dancing for Grace.
Simon in his outfit (we forgot to take photos of us parents, as usual!)
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