Ndipe:

The one that I heard which was scary and practised in the past was a potential groom being flogged by the relatives of the bride before giving her out to him. If he cried from the strokes of the cane, end of the manner, he is sent home without the bride. It was practised in the Northern part of Nigeria.

Pweety4me:

Hmm what does that signify?is this the test of how 'Manly' or strong he is?

lol, just a test of his strength i guess , marriage is not for the faint-hearted. That might be the message they are trying to pass along. Who knows?

namfav:

hahaha, obviously it is a man only with the make up, i expect alot of women to be happy with this practice because it is the women who choose out of dozens of men for a husband/partner, the men are always disappointed never the women, the women can see the men clearly[b] how do men see women with make up [/b]

nanidee:

lol, just a test of his strength i guess , marriage is not for the faint-hearted. That might be the message they are trying to pass along. Who knows?

MzDarkSkin:

br3ast ironing in cameroon

Krahn tribe in Liberia that used to (perhaps still does) eat the hearts of other ppl
as a war sacrifice.

the nomadic tribe from west africa that travels the Sahara where the men are the ones
who wear make up and the women get to choose who they want for a mate. (hilarious )
i forgot their name tho.

will think of more, if i can remember.

i sincery do hope this is not what i think, or what it sounds like? 

Krahn tribe in Liberia that used to (perhaps still does) eat the hearts of other ppl
as a war sacrifice

okay, i want to beleive this was practiced in the last century. 

the nomadic tribe from west africa that travels the Sahara where the men are the ones
who wear make up and the women get to choose who they want for a mate. (hilarious )
i forgot their name tho.

lol, please do try to remember the name. This sounds so funny. I can imagine the women sizing the men up, and then the men try so much to impress the women, in order to be married. lmao

will think of more, if i can remember

please do o, and the tribe as well

Ndipe:

The dipo rites of Ghana, where young girls, prior to being marriage are made to vouch for their virginity in a fetish ceremony. The ones who are not virgins or are pregnant are subsequently ostracized in the community. It was started according to what I read in the 11th century and the fetish ceremony is still held among the Krobo ethnic group.

I first read about this ceremony in the novel, "Harvest of Love" by Sam Aryeetey.

This is rather kinda mean. So what then happens to the men who disvirgined these women?

In any case, I am certain once a girl sleeps with a guy before marriage, she already knows her fate. But come to think of it, I am sure a rape situation in this society could possibly lead to annihilation.

Pweety4me:

They lack knowledge then if that's the message, because it has the least bit to do with strength ha see[b] ignorance[/b]!

25omega:

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Quote from: 25omega on April 03, 2011, 02:29 AM
a culture i expirience which was strange to me because from what i know it is taboo was in Gambia where first cousins marry each other with no issue. it is some what expected. if you brother has a daugther and you have a son they link them for marriage at a later date.

i also found it strange that on the wedding night elders have to be in the room when the bride and groom consumate their marriage so they can prove that the woman is a virgin when they see blood. until i went to gambia i had never heard or seen that before

nanidee:


This is rather kinda mean. So what then happens to the men who disvirgined these women?

In any case, I am certain once a girl sleeps with a guy before marriage, she already knows her fate. But come to think of it, I am sure a violation situation in this society could possibly lead to  annihilation. 

nanidee:


This is rather kinda mean. So what then happens to the men who disvirgined these women?

In any case, I am certain once a girl sleeps with a guy before marriage, she already knows her fate. But come to think of it, I am sure a rape situation in this society could possibly lead to annihilation.

Pweety4me:
Ripe because she saw her period?ripe for offspring?i mean what are we really saying about culture there na wa ooo.

ifyalways:
@Nanidee,No im not from Mgbidi but i have friends from there,been there.I believe that Mgbidi in the whole of Igboland is the only place where that culture exist.