Explain the Traditional African understanding of marriage.

      

Explain the Traditional African understanding of marriage.

  

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Eric
Marriage is viewed as the focus of existence, i.e. the point where the three members of the
community meet (i.e. living, departed and the unborn).
A rhythm of life through which everybody must participate.
Marriage is a duty/a must/compulsory
Failure to marry means the person has rejected society and the society rejects him in turn.
Those who do not marry are considered as sub-human or lawbreakers.
Marriage is God ordained.
Young boys and girls are prepared for this sacred institution during initiation.
They are taught everything pertaining to marriage e.g. sex.
Children cement the marriage.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 28, 2018 at 07:47


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