

6 AM - 8 AM
PATLO MAGADI
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Patlo is the Setswana process of formally requesting a bride's hand in marriage. It involves complex negotiations between the groom's and bride's families. Then a bride price, or bogadi, which is traditionally paid in cattle but can also be in money which will be paid during this event. Groom's family wear brown, then Brides's family wear Blue.
8 AM - 10 AM
MOLAODI
After Patlo, the couple and both families head to Molaodi-District Commissioner who solemnizes a civil marriage. The primary role of the molaodi is to legally bind the couple in marriage and register their union with the government then issue the couple with a marriage certificate.







