Marriage culture among the samia people

 


Marriage culture



If the boy's and girl's parents were amicable, the marriage may be arranged without the boy and girl being actively involved.

 However, this was a rare occurrence in the community. The traditional approach was for the boy to seduce the girl first. Despite the fact that her response appeared to be affirmative, the youngster was unable to give a concrete response rather parents would demand for it.

. Following that, the boy would arrive with a spear and place it in front of the girl's mother's hut. If the girl had agreed to marry, she would take the spear and return it to her mother's hut. Following that still, bride price talks would begin immediately after the process was done.

For each female, there was no set bride price. One was charged based on their social standing, riches, and titles. In effect, this meant that the wealthy were charged more than the poor.

 The price ranged from four to eight cows plus a large number of goats, each of which served a specific purpose. still Following the payment of the bride price, (emaali) plans were made to transport the girl to her husband and if the girl was discovered to be a virgin, a goat or its equivalent was sent to the girl's mother as a token of gratitude for her role in keeping the girl safe and intact. 

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