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After the wedding ceremony, the Ethiopian wedding continues with a nighttime reception called Mels. This reception is only for close family and friends. The bride and groom wear special clothes called Shema, along with handmade gold-coated crowns. The clothing and crowns symbolize the importance and royalty of the marriage in God's presence. The Mels includes food, drinks, singing, and dancing. At the end, the bride is given a nickname by the groom's family and friends, followed by the cutting of traditional Ethiopian bread. The day after the wedding ceremony, the Ethiopian wedding continues in the form of Mels, which means coming back, described as an intimate reception during the nighttime. This is only for close family and friends. On this day, the Nuliwebs are clothed in special Ethiopian clothes called Shema, which is handmade and neatly stitched with shiny thread. The groom and bride also wear handmade gold-coated crowns. The crowns and the clothing are symbols of how exceptional and royal marriage is in the presence of God. Close family and friends will also wear matching traditional clothing, but not the Shema, and the rest will wear any type of traditional clothing. The Mels includes food, drinks, singing, and dancing. At the end of this event, the family and friends there have to help give the bride a nickname that the groom's family and friends will call her, followed by the cutting of traditional Ethiopian bread.