In-laws are among the most treasured visitors among Luos.
Consequently, you are guaranteed of the best treatment when you visit the parents of your wife in Luo Nyanza, especially if its your first time.
This is a visit that calls for celebration, and which will see a hen lose its life for your sake.
You must be treated to a meal of chicken and ugali, the chicken having to be from the same homestead, chased, caught and then prepared to honor your visit as you engage your in-laws.
Chicken is also the food prepared for special guests and relatives, and is at times substituted with fish, the staple food of that region.
Fish, however, does not play part in many major occasions because it has become a usual dish and, therefore, lacks the uniqueness associated with such visits.
And since these cultures differ slightly according to the many sub-tribes of Luo Nyanza, this is the norm in Eastern Nyanza areas like Kano and Nyakatch.
Also, it is not acceptable for a visitor to refuse to eat, and is taken as an insult unless they had a very good reason to do that, a good example being sickness and serious allergies.
Arguing that you have just eaten elsewhere will be insulting.
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