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What is the significance of marriage in the traditional African culture?

Discuss the significance of marriage in the traditional African culture.

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Maurice
(i) Marriage leads to expansion of the kinship ties.

(ii) Marriage leads to procreation and passing on the gift of life from one generation to another.

(iii) Marriage of many wives is a source of wealth to the family.

(iv) It promotes mutual love and companionship between a man and woman.

(v) It promotes unity between the families of the bride and the bridegroom.

(vi) It raises the social status of the couple.

(vii) It signifies the existence between the unborn, the living and the departed.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 30, 2017 at 05:48

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