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  2. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    This includes marriages performed in front of a registrar, bypassing the religious and traditional aspects of marriage entirely and instead opting for a simplified process which still provides the legal benefits of marriage. Some African couples are opting to bypass the legal marriage status entirely and alternatively having irregular unions as ...

  3. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    Marriage rituals, however, were important events to the Africans, who came in many cases come from richly ceremonial African cultures. Taking marriage vows in the presence of a witness and then leaping over the handle of a broom became the common practice to create a recognized union.

  4. Polygamy in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy in Africa has existed throughout the history of Africa. [1] Polygamy, particularly polygyny, is a highly valued social institution in Africa. [1] Polygamy is a marriage between a man or woman and their multiple spouses. [2] Polygyny is a marriage between a man and multiple wives. [2] Polyandry is a marriage between a woman and multiple ...

  5. Marriage in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are several marital property regimes which can apply to a marriage in South Africa. By default, if a couple does not sign an antenuptial contract before the marriage, they are married in community of property, which means that all of their assets and liabilities (even those acquired before the marriage) are merged into a joint estate, in which each spouse has an undivided half-share.

  6. Polygyny - Wikipedia

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    Polygynous marriages are legal under certain circumstances in South Africa. All polygynous marriages entered into in accordance with the provisions of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act are legal. Polygyny in South Africa is practiced among the indigenous Bantu ethnic groups of South Africa, and also within the Muslim community.

  7. List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies - Wikipedia

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    The Serer people of Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania are bilineal, but matrilineality (tiim, in Serer) is very important in their culture, and is well preserved. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are a multitude of Serer maternal clans with their various history and origins.

  8. Polygamy in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the culture. [4] Nigeria is estimated as having the fifth highest polygamy prevalence in the world, with 28% of the population living in polygamous marriages, with only four countries ( Burkina Faso , Mali , Gambia ...

  9. Category:Marriage in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Same-sex marriage in Africa (2 C, 1 P) C. Marriage in Cameroon ... Traditional marriage in Hausa culture; W. Wedding customs in Ethiopia This page was ...