Introduction
Marriage is known to people worldly, it embraces and celebrates the commitment of a husband and wife. There are different practices that must be followed in the marriage from the perspectives of the diverse cultures. A comparison and contrast of the Magahat people, Sesotho and the Shona speaking people will be evaluated and the significance of the marital practices. There are several types of marriage practices in the cultures, like the bridal price, negotiations, house rules and the influences of both the husband and the wife.
Marriage and Negotiations
In the Sotho, Shona and the Magahat cultures, forming a union of the two families is essential. The bride wealth/bride price/ dowry is the important part of the union. In the Shona …show more content…
The parents look at the pros and cons of the marriage and if the pros overweigh the cons the negotiations proceed. Six male relatives of the man and a kagun, go-between whom is called to help with the negotiations, carry food and other resource and go and visit the woman’s family, this visit is called the “pamalaye”, where the boy will ask the father of the girl to marry her. (Oracion, 1964) If the father accepts then a date will be set for another visit where a discussion of the bridal price which is called the dagdag. This is when it is official to announce the engagement. The negotiations begin, which is settled by both …show more content…
Marriage by capture can cause a lot of feud. The Magahats do not let the bride’s family know, she is kidnapped specifically by the groom’s male relatives. If the father of the bride is catch them they will be punished, can even be killed for trying to steal the bride. The Shona couple then elope, but then later the man must pay the roora (bridal price), as damages and then must negotiate a formal marriage or else he will be named an abductor but which normally much cheaper than the normal
Marriage is known to people worldly, it embraces and celebrates the commitment of a husband and wife. There are different practices that must be followed in the marriage from the perspectives of the diverse cultures. A comparison and contrast of the Magahat people, Sesotho and the Shona speaking people will be evaluated and the significance of the marital practices. There are several types of marriage practices in the cultures, like the bridal price, negotiations, house rules and the influences of both the husband and the wife.
Marriage and Negotiations
In the Sotho, Shona and the Magahat cultures, forming a union of the two families is essential. The bride wealth/bride price/ dowry is the important part of the union. In the Shona …show more content…
The parents look at the pros and cons of the marriage and if the pros overweigh the cons the negotiations proceed. Six male relatives of the man and a kagun, go-between whom is called to help with the negotiations, carry food and other resource and go and visit the woman’s family, this visit is called the “pamalaye”, where the boy will ask the father of the girl to marry her. (Oracion, 1964) If the father accepts then a date will be set for another visit where a discussion of the bridal price which is called the dagdag. This is when it is official to announce the engagement. The negotiations begin, which is settled by both …show more content…
Marriage by capture can cause a lot of feud. The Magahats do not let the bride’s family know, she is kidnapped specifically by the groom’s male relatives. If the father of the bride is catch them they will be punished, can even be killed for trying to steal the bride. The Shona couple then elope, but then later the man must pay the roora (bridal price), as damages and then must negotiate a formal marriage or else he will be named an abductor but which normally much cheaper than the normal