Step 1
Everything concerning the wedding ceremony only begins after a marriage proposal is tendered to the bride’s family and they have accepted. As soon as they have accepted, according to cultural rights, the groom’s family needs to provide a number of items to the bride, this is called “Kayan Zance”. The items typically include,
Household items e.g. cookware, furniture...etc
Fabrics
Scarves
Perfumes
Beauty products
Underwear
Shoes
Cash (Kudin Gaisuwa)
Based on how affluent the groom's family is, they may be asked to provide a house for the couple while the bride’s family has full responsibility of furnishing the house, especially her room, living room and the kitchen. All these are done before the wedding proper.
Hausa cultural marriages are primarily based on islamic rites, the nikkhai must precede all wedding cemerony.