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  2. Marriage in Sudan - Wikipedia

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    Sudanese wedding traditions and rituals are diverse and vary by region and ethnic group. The marriage process in Sudan begins with the selection of the bride and groom. In most cases, the families of the bride and groom initiate the selection process, and the couple has limited say in the matter.

  3. Jirtig - Wikipedia

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    The Sudanese jirtig tradition is primarily associated with wedding ceremonies and, to a lesser extent, with the circumcision of boys in Sudan. [4] [5] It is also practiced in some other social settings such as at the seventh month of pregnancy. [5] The jirtig ceremony is a traditional Sudanese custom similar to the Mehndi rassams in Pakistani ...

  4. Berta people - Wikipedia

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    In their wedding ceremonies, music is played by males with large calabash trumpets (waz'a). [4] [5] [6] The groom arrives to the wedding on a donkey and carrying a bang (throwing stick) in his hand. After the wedding, the husband has to build a hut and live in his wife's village for a year or more, tilling his father-in-law's land. Divorce is ...

  5. Sundanese people - Wikipedia

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    The wedding ceremony is the highlight of Sundanese family celebration involving complex rituals from naroskeun and neundeun omong (marriage proposal and agreement conducted by parents and family elders), siraman (bridal shower), seserahan (presenting wedding gifts for the bride), akad nikah (wedding vows), saweran (throwing coins, mixed with ...

  6. Marriage customs in Africa - Wikipedia

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    There is a growing trend among African communities where wedding ceremonies and marriage processes are blending traditional customs with modern practices. This is evident throughout many locations within Africa, where Catholic and Islamic followers will participate in traditional customs as well as ones typical to their religion.

  7. Demographics of Sudan - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Sudan (without South Sudan), Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions. Achieving good counts of the population is difficult in Sudan, because conducting a census has been difficult due to various conflicts and wars in the southern, eastern and western regions of Sudan over the past few decades.

  8. Madi people - Wikipedia

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    In addition some modern people continue to believe in traditional African religions. The socio-political and cultural system. Governance, The social and political set-up of the Madi is closely interwoven with spirituality and this forms their attitudes and traditions. The society is organized in chiefdoms headed by a hereditary chief known as ...

  9. Visual arts of Sudan - Wikipedia

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    Rulers of Kush, 7th century BCE, Kerma museum Nubian pyramids of Meroe, 300 BCE to about 350 CE Sudanese jirtig ceremony as part of wedding celebrations The visual arts of Sudan encompass the historical and contemporary production of objects made by the inhabitants of today's Republic of the Sudan and specific to their respective cultures.