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Marriage is considered a sacred union between two parties.
Here in the northern part of Nigeria marriage process and the procedure can be a bit different from that of other geographic regions in the northern part of Nigeria where Islam is considered to be a dominating practice the marriages are mostly done using Islamic laws
Although there is also the integration of cultural practice.
Before a man will be considered to get married he must pass certain criteria which include what is known as "Zance" payment of dowry price this is a process where the groom has to always visit the bride for some specific number of months sometimes it goes up to some years also few days to marriage the groom has to buy clothes, make up the material for beautifying the during and after marriage.
After all the above procedures have been completed the marriage rite can commence.
Traditional marriage
The traditional marriage is very simple with where only men are gathered to perform the traditional marriage rights.
the key presence of people in these part will be the bride parent which is the father and the groom father including all the male figures in both families with all good wishes both parents which are the father will stand as representatives and witnesses for the bride and groom. although in some cases the bride and groom will be present during these processes.
Bride and groom
The Iman (preacher) plays a vital role here as he will be one to do all the preaching and make the union become one.
All these processes take about 1hr to be completed and quickly with the consent of both male parents' presence the marriage will be joined.
In the northern part of Nigeria with the above-mentioned process and right consent of both families and friends with the presence of both Father and the iman (preacher) union can be joined.
Note in the traditional marriage the females are mostly indoor I guess these are due to tradition observed around here.
Only the males are present during these marriage rites.
As mentioned there marriage right takes less than an hour, after these, the males will dispatch and the women which are the females will take over from the male, which includes preparation of all refreshments dancing, and singing.
Here all the parties and fun will be done by the women.
After all the parties the bride will be taken to the groom by the females which includes the bride's female friends and mothers mostly these parts are done at night and the women are also in charge of these parts.
I'm especially inviting some of my friends to read and participate in this marriage initiative where we get to know more about diverse marriage rites and cultures.
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