Traditional marriage ceremonies/roora/lobola in Zimbabwe are special occasions to celebrate the union of two families. They are characterised by gatherings, negotiations, ritual observance, blessings, dancing and feasting. However, the curfews and restrictions on travel and gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic has ultimately changed traditional marriage ceremonies. Some of us have experienced this first hand but all of us have definitely noticed these changes and are wondering what this means for our culture going forward.

The DevDispatch in collaboration with Stimulus Africa and the Zimbabwe German Society are calling you to share your experience with traditional marriage ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to hear from you if you have recently been married, attended a traditional marriage ceremony or provided a service to a traditional marriage ceremony. Your story will go into an animated video that will explore the changes to traditional marriage ceremonies in Zimbabwe and start the conversation on what the future looks like.

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CHIZIVISO CHENYAYA

Tinoda kunzwa nyaya dze roora munguva ino ye COVID-19.

Kubviswa kwe roora/lobola mutsika ne magariro e muZimbabwe chinhu chinokosheswa zvikuru, apo vanhu vanopemberera kusunganidzwa kwe mhuri mbiri idzi dzinenge dzaroorana. Pachiitiko ichi vanhu vanoungana, vachitaurirana mafambisirwo ehurongwa uhu, kubvisa roora / lobola mu tsika dze kuroorana, vachikorokotedzana nekupembera, nekutamba vachidya vachipfachura. Nokudaro mitemo yakaiswa iyo inotemera vanhu nguva pfupi dzekufamba pazuva, ne mitemo inorambidza vanhu kufamba vachibva kune dzimwe nzvimbo vachienda kune dzimwe nzvimbo, ne inorambidza vanhu kuungana nekuda kwe denda re COVID-19 zvashandura mafambisirwo ne mabvisirwo e roora/ lobola mutsika ne magariro edu.Vamwe vedu takatombosangana ne zvimiro izvozvi isu pachedu,asiwo tose takaona shanduko idzodzi dzichiitika zvinove zvotipa kufunganya pamusoro petsika ne magariro edu uyewo kuti zvinhu izvi zvinotisvitsepi mune re mangwana redu.

Sangano re DevDispatch rakabatana pamwe chete ne sangano re Stimulus Africa ne Zimbabwe German Society vari kukukumbirai kuti muuye ne nyaya dzamuri kusangana nadzo dzine maringe ne zviri kuitika pakubviswa kwe roora/ lobola panguva ino ye kupararira kwe denda re Covid-19.Tinoda kunzwa kwamuri, kana munguva pfupi yapfuura kana makaroorwa kana kuroora, kana kuti makamboenda paibviswa roora/ lobola zviri mutsika ne magariro edu, kana kuti makamboita basa raitsigira mabasa anoitwa pakuroorana mutsika ne magariro edu.Nyaya yenyu tichaishandisa kugadzira firimu richaburitsa pachena kushanduka kwaita zvinhu mukuroorana kunoitwa mutsika ne magariro edu muZimbabwe, zvotipa hwaro hwekutanga nhaurirano pakati pedu yekutsvaga kuona kumberi kwatiri kuenda mune ramangwana redu.

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UBIZO IWEZINDABA

Umtshado wesintu kumbe idili lokulobola ngumcimbi okhethekileyo eZimbabwe, siyabe sihalalisela ukuhlangana kwemindeni emibili. Emicimbini leyi siyabe sibanengi, sixoxa, sisenza isintu sakithi, sigida njalo sisidla, kulidili. Kodwa ke ngenxa yokuthi abantu sebafakelwa isikhathi sokuya ngekhaya kanye lokuvinjelwa lokhu osekukhona ngenxa yobhubhane lwe Covid 19 sokuguqule indlela imitshado yesintu ephathwa ngayo. Abanye bethu inguquko le sesiyibonile mathupha, sonke nje sesiyinanzelele linguquko njalo siyamangala ukuthi konke lokhu kutshoni esintwini sakithi.

iDevDispatch ibambene le Stimulus Africa kanye le Zimbabwe Germany Society bayakunxusa ukuthi wabelane labo osuke wahlangana lakho emthimbeni yesintu ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe Covid 19. Sifuna ukuzwa kuwe nxa uke walobola kumbe walotsholwa, wahamba emcimbini womtshado wesintu loba waphatheka ngokuncedisa emcimbini lo. Indaba yakho sizayenza ibe ngumdlalo kumabonakude, okhangela inguquko esikhona emtshadweni yesintu eZimbabwe, ngayo besesiqala ingxoxo yokuthi ikusasa ikhangeleka njani ngenxa yobhubhane lolu.

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