The custom of marriage

Spitting on people, looking at the amount of gold on the wife to pick a wife, kidnap the bride . are some strange customs of marriage of tribes in Africa.

Marriage and marriage are considered as one of the sacred rituals, marking a great turning point in the life of every human being. However, in many tribes of Africa, the custom of marriage is still heavy. Let's review some unique wedding rituals of African tribes below.

1. Maasai tribe - the bride's father spits on the girl

The wedding customs of the Maasai tribe in Kenya is extremely special. The girls of the tribe will not be free to love and decide who is their husband but must follow the arrangement of their parents.

They are also not allowed to divorce and must live with their lifelong husband, including that person who has brutality or mistreates him. The bride's father will sit at home and receive offerings from his son's house and decide who will be his son-in-law depending on the assets they bring.

At the wedding, the bride will be dressed in brilliant clothes and heavy jewelry. Before going home to her husband, her father would spit a saliva dump on the bride's chest to symbolize the luckiest things.

A special feature that few tribes have is that even though marriage is arranged, Maasai women enjoy a strange 'privilege' when they get married. That is, they are allowed to "couple" when they are married but on condition that they cannot get pregnant outside of marriage.

2. Ashanti tribe - golden look on the body to pick up a husband / wife

Located in the south of Ghana, in West Africa, the Ashanti tribe is famous for its "wealth" . This is clearly shown by the golden blocks dangling from the body.

For Ashanti people, marriage is extremely important. Therefore, the boys and girls of this tribe find their spouse based on the amount of gold that the opponent wears on the body. A person who wears more gold indicates that he / she has a huge fortune. This also means, they are very reliable, respectful to be able to choose to be "co-workers" together.

The man in the Ashanti tribe can take many wives, however, they have almost no divorce. If divorce happens then both husband and wife family will be responsible for healing this relationship. Because the Ashanti people think that this is a fault of the spirit world and will try not to do anything that makes the god resent.

3. Himba tribe - a boy's house to kidnap the bride

Himba tribe resides in the north of Namibia. These residents live in a nomadic way, surviving mainly by hunting and gathering. A special point is that women in this tribe are very "know how to do beauty" , along with their beautiful bodies as a heavenly advantage, they are conferred the title - the most beautiful woman "black continent".

Perhaps it is because of this "tilting water" beauty that the son's family has a custom of kidnapping the bride on her wedding day. Accordingly, the groom and his family will go to the girl's house to kidnap the bride.

Earlier, the girls were given a cowhide by their mother as a heirloom dish passed down from mother to daughter through life. When the bride was kidnapped by the groom and her husband's family as a wife, they had to use that cowhide scarf to cover their face to avoid being robbed by another groom.

4. Rashaida tribe - only married people in the tribe

As a small tribe of the Eritrea nation, the people of Rashaida still retain their unique traditions and rituals. According to traditional customs, the Rashaida are only allowed to marry people in the tribe, if they pay attention or go against the customs of the tribe, they will be condemned by the whole tribe. This custom is quite similar to the old rural Vietnamese culture, when there is an "unwritten law" that is only allowed to take people in the village.

Before the wedding was celebrated, the girls always had to use a veil called Burga as a way to keep their dignity before officially going home to her husband. On the wedding day, Rashaida bride will wear a red outfit with a variety of valuable jewelry to prove to the tribe about her family's beauty and wealth.

During the wedding, the bride will dance her traditional dance as a thank you to the guests who attended. After that, the inhabitants of the tribe will dance together, have fun and enjoy goat meat .