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Marriage in south sudan means 4 years of freedom for bride

Today we tour the Dinka custom of marriage. Despite payment of dowry that ranges from 100 to 500 cows, women are treated godly.

Once a man gets married, his wife will not cook or sweep for 4 years.

This period is called "Anyuuc" (Generous Welcoming). It is meant for the new bride to rest, relax and study her husband homestead values.

During this time, her husband's sister will do the cooking, washing utensils, collecting firewood, fetching water, and doing other domestic work till later.

If the husband has no sister, he will reach out to his female cousin who’s single and if he doesn’t have a female cousin, he will look else where or rent one.

After 4 years, her husband decides to arrange a very big party called "Thaat" (cooking festival) where 3 cows and 5 goats are slaughtered to initiate a wife into cooking for the family.

But if the man misbehaved during the 4 years, the wife can decide to leave and she doesn't even have to pay back the dowry.

Oluwanishola Akeju


https://cheesytoy.com/marriage-in-south-sudan-means-4-years-of-freedom-for-bride/

So she'll be stuck with the sister-in-law for a whole four years? That's not freedom, but imprisonment.

jocelynor:
➜After 4 years, her husband decides to arrange a very big party called "Thaat" (cooking festival) where 3 cows and 5 goats are slaughtered to initiate a wife into cooking for the family. But if the man misbehaved during the 4 years, the wife can decide to leave, and she doesn't even have to pay back the dowry.

I like that! What if it is simply that the woman had a change of mind; she could still walk away, right?

Such a silly tradition if there ever was one. Four years of doing nothing?

Samantha125:
So she'll be stuck with the sister-in-law for a whole four years? That's not freedom, but imprisonment.

aha! What do women really want?

Una be confused creature of mankind.

I want to be with my man ALONE without any monitoring spirit!!!

almarthins:
aha! What do women really want?

Una be confused creature of mankind.

Samantha125:
I want to be with my man ALONE without any monitoring spirit!!!

Nawao!

Samantha125:
I want to be with my man ALONE without any monitoring spirit!!!

You want to be alone with your man so that you can fvk in peace in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the living room, in the garage etc

HELL YEAH!!!

BareFacedLies:
You want to be alone with your man so that you can fvk in peace in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the living room, in the garage etc

Many lazy Nigerian women will love this - 4 years of no house chores.

This isn't for me.

It is also dumb.

Samantha125:
So she'll be stuck with the sister-in-law for a whole four years? That's not freedom, but imprisonment.

4 years for the husband to pretend then show true colors once he gets her pregnant.

All na scam

What's this?

Samantha125:
HELL YEAH!!!

👀must everything about you revolve around 'sex' 🤨? you can't string a sentence or two without giving sexual undertones 👀. Your husband will be trying!

BareFacedLies:
You want to be alone with your man so that you can fvk in peace in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the living room, in the garage etc

It's more so about having a stronger hold on the man. With the sister around, it may be difficult for her to control/manipulate the man as she wishes to.