Strange Marriage Customs From Africa: A Lesson on Weird Solutions and Excuses

<p>Women getting &quot;married&quot; but not in a relationship, family members &quot;testing&quot; the ability of their child&#39;s future spouse and kidnapping a woman to marry her. Sounds like movies but no, these are some of the strange marriage customs we discuss in this episode. Buckle up and enjoy the wild ride!</p> <p> Follow us:<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldS<br>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africasuntoldstories/<br>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFuTYzTqseXvH1RkmxV-1XA </p> <p>Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&amp;trackId=2559403</p> <p>REFERENCES:</p> <p>1. Banyankole: The African tribe where the groom must have sex with the bride’s aunt to test his potency (2022) GhanaWeb. Available at: https://www.ghanaweb.com/lifestyle/trenderhq/Banyankole-The-African-tribe-where-the-groom-must-have-sex-with-the-bride-s-aunt-to-test-his-potency-19142#:~:text=Banyankole%3A%20The%20African%20tribe%20where,aunt%20to%20test%20his%20potency (Accessed: 15 May 2023). </p> <p>2. Codingest (no date) Kalanga: A Tribe/culture where the bride sleeps with her father in-law on wedding night, African Writers Desk. Available at: https://awdesk.com/kalanga-a-tribeculture-where-the-bride-sleeps-with-her-father-in-law-on-wedding-night (Accessed: 15 May 2023). </p> <p>3. Herskovits, M.J. (1937) ‘A note on “woman marriage” in dahomey’, Africa, 10(3), pp. 335–341. doi:10.2307/1155299. </p> <p>4. Today, S.A. (2022) 7 unique African marriage traditions, FurtherAfrica. Available at: https://furtherafrica.com/2022/04/23/7-unique-african-marriage-traditions/ (Accessed: 15 May 2023). </p> <p>5. ‘nu’uhegme’a’: The mystic frafra marriage custom that compels women to remain faithful to their husbands (2022) GhanaWeb. Available at: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Nu-uhe-gme-a-The-mystic-Frafra-marriage-custom-that-compels-women-to-remain-faithful-to-their-husbands-1543736 (Accessed: 15 May 2023).</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster