Wedding ceremonies - Grooms and Brides

Undergo a series of tests before the wedding. And then, as a rule, live together.


In contrast to the civilized world, steeped in family quarrels, adultery and divorce. Maybe we should at least a little, but ...
Groom from eastern Nigeria, which is sent to the bride, greeted all her relatives and beaten with sticks. So they checked if he was ready to carry the burdens of family life. A similar ritual exists in Yemen. The only difference is that the groom beaten in front of the bride.
Man Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean must all night before the wedding to stand on a high rocky cliff. One wrong move - and the groom may fall into the abyss. The number of second marriages in the islands is not limited. But you have to pass the test before each. And for some reason then divorce is almost never.

In Banias tribe, which lives on the banks of the Zambezi, the groom comes to bride's house, where the injected as a slave. If he is tired, it may leave, but only by paying substantial compensation to the wife failed.


By the virginity of brides are different people in different ways. In some tribes, women who had pre-marital relationships do not stand a chance to get married. For example, in Eastern Africa ...

But the Indians Chibcha nation in Central America do not need a virgin. It is considered that the girls have preserved innocence, just not in demand by men. Hence, for some reason do not work.

In the Middle East until recently, the bride led out to the side of the road. And while she has not received from those who want sexual intercourse with her 20 valuable gifts to the altar, it was not.

In Tibet, the number of rings on the bride's neck means the number of her lovers. And more of them, the more luxurious and solemnly celebrate the wedding.

The Balearic Islands, where she is owned by the tribe, the bride of the night preceding the wedding, to surrender to each of the guests at the celebration of people - who wants to, of course. no obyazalovka.


Many tribes - in India, Australia, South Africa - the women are buying. Pay and money, and cattle. Moreover, the Australian Aborigines and the kind of flourishing barter. Local man can barter for a wife to her sister.

In actual people (Ghana ), the son inherits from his father all his wives, except his mother. But it has no right to touch them for a year after the death of a parent. But the natives of Guiana, buying his wife know that they can sell it again. But even at half price.

In Namibia, South Africa and parts of a woman to divorce and marry again, it is necessary to cut off his finger.

Incidentally, in North America is a heavenly place for a -law. In a tribe of Indians Kosimi mother-in-law has no right to look in-law in person and talk to him since the engagement until his death.

For many people, as you know, not taken to suppress the natural desire of men to have different women. And several women at once - it is not uncommon. But not all polygamists lodge them together - in harems. Men of the South African tribe Kaffirs deliberately placed women in a separate hut. In order not to quarrel.

Otherwise, suppress the quarrels and jealousy in an African tribe Krum. Here is the first wife automatically becomes the boss of all subsequent. And distributes the work on the farm. She even asked her husband to marry more often to have more young assistants, where you can throw the most dirty and hard work.

Polyandry is much rarer. We only know about the Bhote tribe living in incense (Tibet ), where she becomes his wife at the same time all the brothers of her husband. And about Naira (East Africa ), where the woman usually has from six to ten men, each of which lives at a time 10 days.

Nose for treason.

Infidelity is usually not welcome. In the Mariana Islands izmenschitsu banished with confiscation of all property. A lover's murder. In the Ashanti tribe of his wife, cuckolded husband bites his nose.

At the same Mariana Islands, and punish unfaithful husbands. Beat them into execution all the women participating in the District. Plagued by ...

The Grand Bassam (Africa) can get rid of a traitor is quite easy to atone for his guilt, it is enough to give his wife a gold ornament. And if you change a wife, the scapegoat becomes her lover: a time he must work as a maid in the family.

Most interesting of all the Arab tribe of women live Assani. They have the right to go left every fourth day.

wild logic.

Agree, in each of the ... And good, perhaps, any. Except for the very very brutal murders like lovers and unfaithful wives biting noses. although. Sometimes the mere threat of extreme measures is effective.

If you look closely, it appears that some practices screen out spirited, others - wimp, and others - lazy. Or just too golodrantsev. Almost any legally placed under conditions in which much thought - maybe it is better not to destroy a marriage? .

Strange, of course, is the practice of open access to the body of the bride wanting. But suddenly, and it is useful? . And do not be a reason for divorce.

In developed countries, the bride, of which the innocent one, two and a handful, carefully concealed the number of previous sexual partners. But what is largely different to the civilized sexual experience from the ...

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