7 wild traditions of the wedding night in the Third World countries
What kind of wedding traditions do not happen! The Scots pour dirty slush over the bride, some peoples of India have decided to get married first with a tree before marrying a man, in Korea, the groom is beaten on the heels with a fish. By the way, we have told about these and many other strange rituals in a very entertaining material. But in terms of originality, Africa is naturally ahead of the whole planet. They even have some kind of bacchanal going on there during their wedding night.
The bride and groom from the Berber tribes are never alone immediately after the wedding. Their wedding night is a collective one. In the large bedroom, several married couples join the newlyweds. And experienced people pass on their experience to young people and help them get rid of embarrassment. This event lasts up to five days.
In Rwanda, Kenya and other countries where they speak Swahili, they also do not leave the newlyweds unattended. In order for them to understand all the subtleties of coition, since ancient times, the eldest relative of the bride has been laid under the richly decorated marriage bed. She gives all sorts of advice, and the next morning she testifies how everything went.
In the Shona tribe, the wedding night is held before the wedding and turns out to be a complete surprise for the groom. After the engagement, the girl, accompanied by numerous relatives, can visit the house of her future husband any day. The unsuspecting relatives of the groom should notice the procession in time and meet it with a joyful dance. This is how the ability of the groom and his family to cope with unexpected problems is tested. If everything went well, then the bride stays for the night.
In the Banyankole tribe living in the north-west of Uganda, an important role in the conclusion of the marriage union is assigned to the aunt of the bride. To make sure that the groom has no problems with potency, she spends the night with her niece's chosen one before the wedding. Of course, the aunt is present in the room during the wedding night.
In many African countries, marriages are organized by parents, and their children see each other for the first time only at a wedding. And in Tanzania, everything is even stricter. The bride does not participate in the celebrations at all. While everyone is having fun, she, all dressed up, is sitting at home waiting for her husband. He arrives at night, and married life begins.
For Libyan Muslims, the wedding lasts at least five days. The first three are spent separately by the bride and groom, each in his own house. On the fourth day, the bride organizes a party, where the groom is invited in the company of friends. During the evening, friends are simply obliged to make as much noise as possible and make greasy jokes about what will happen today behind a closed door. Humor does not stop even when the young retire.
In the Nuer tribe of Sudan, after the wedding feast, friends take the bride to the groom's village, where they first shave her head, and only then take her to her husband. The meaning of this ritual is not completely clear, but the fact remains that a girl with hair does not have the right to go to bed with a legitimate spouse.
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