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Give reasons why courtship was as important aspect of traditional African marriage.

Give reasons why courtship was as important aspect of traditional African marriage.

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Reasons why courtship was important in Traditional African Marriage

(i) It helps in identification of suitable marriage partners

(ii) The two families involved in marriage negotiations ( of the boy and girl) established relationship/ familiarization

(iii) The boy and girl had the opportunity to learn one another and their families

(iv) Offered the opportunity to check/ establish whether the two people ( boy and girl) are related. Near kin to each other

(v) Offered opportunity to establish whether the two people came from marriageable clans/ families

(vi) Cemented/ strengthened the relationship between the two families through exchange of gifts mutual visits sharing of food and drink

(vii) Gave the two families time to negotiate for dowry

(viii) Gave time to the family of the young man to look for and pay dowry or part of it.

(ix) Gave the two families time to arrangements

(x) Gave time to the girl and boy to be instructed in family life education/ prepare them for a marriage relationship

(xi) Boy and girl were instructed on their duties responsibilities/ privileges in the community

(xii) Gave time to establish whether the boy and girl weren’t for marriage e.g. on virginity, impotency, infertility, frigidity
joseph rimiru answered the question on January 8, 2018 at 17:39

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