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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 accepted. The Berta practice scarification , usually three vertical lines on each cheek, which they consider to be symbols of God (each line is interpreted as the initial letter of Allah, the Arabic ...
Auspicious wedding dates refer to auspicious, or lucky, times to get married, and is a common belief among many cultures.. Although there are a few periods, such as the month of May, [1] which they agree on, a number of cultures, including Hindu, Chinese, Catholic, Scottish, Irish, Old English, Ancient Roman and Moroccan culture, favor and avoid particular months and dates for weddings.
The next pre-wedding ritual is known as the Shai El Henna, which takes place a week before the wedding day. During this ceremony, the bride's family and friends visit the groom's home, and the groom's mother presents the bride with gifts, such as traditional Sudanese clothing and jewelry.
Wedding expert and author of "Lucky in Love: Traditions, Customs, and Rituals to Personalize Your Wedding," Eleni N. Gage, recently spoke with The Knot, sharing the luckiest dates to get married ...
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The Zaghawa have been among the tribes in Darfur who have been referred to as "African" even as other tribes that have fought with them have been called "Arab". [ 24 ] As a result of Tijani Muslim missionaries from West Africa traveling through their area to make the Hajj , the Zaghawa leadership converted to Islam .
As the calendar turns to Jan. 1, millions of families across the globe experience many different kinds of traditions to ring in the New Year. These customs vary from culture to culture and ...
For the Taíno people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean, there were two types of marriage: the "general", which was monogamous and long-lasting, primarily for emotional reasons; and the royal marriage, which could be polygamous for the chiefs and the royalty of the tribe, serving mainly ceremonial and political purposes, as well as ...