The rite of marriage is the third rite an individual was expected to undergo in traditional African communities. What is the importance of the rite...

      

The rite of marriage is the third rite an individual was expected to undergo in traditional African communities. What is the importance of the rite of marriage

  

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Marriage creates new social relationships between families and relatives.
The rite of marriage brought people together.
The rite of marriage improves the status of the individuals in the society
Through marriage, the living, the dead and the ancestors are brought in harmony by naming children after them.
Marriage reduces cases of irresponsible sex behaviour
The rite of marriage provided identity.
Faimus answered the question on December 17, 2017 at 17:41


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