The Roora Day Marriage Concept in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Author

Manjeese, Marvellous

Title

The Roora Day Marriage Concept in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Abstract

The study focused on the Roora Day marriage concept in contemporary Zimbabwe. Its main goal
was to interrogate the modern Roora day marriage practice among the contemporary Shona
people. The town of Bindura was used as a case study in the study. Married couples, event planners,
marriage counselors and the tertiary students of Bindura University of Science Education were
key informants. The focus group discussions and open-ended interviews were used as data
collection techniques since this is qualitative in nature. A sample of 30 respondents was used some
of the information gathered is semiotically analysed. The study established that the encroachment
of the ‘Roora day’ transformed the African traditional marriage institution. The young couples
prefer the modern ‘Roora day’ event which is now a hybrid occasion in contemporary societies
and the practice is into more of flamboyance. This has caused the abandonment of the indigenous
traditional marriage practices. The ‘Roora day’ practice in contemporary Zimbabwe involves
different stages and activities which are now different with the ancient traditional ceremonies’
aspects. However, the Roora day practice eroded the traditional customs

Date

2023

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Roora

Contemporary

Supervisor

Dr. Maganga A.T.