Title: Weddings in Cameroon Culture
Author: African Wedding Traditions
Date accessed: November 28, 2016
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This article was talking about marriage traditions among the different Cameroon tribes. Bamenda Tikar tribe makes the groom pay the bride's family for the bride. The groom usually approaches the bride's father for initial approval for court the bride. Once the families meet, an engagement is announced and the bride's father says how much the marriage payment will be. Once the wedding is over, the bride goes back to her parents' home to be cleansed and covered with camwood, and then she will be handed over. According to the Bamileke tribe, a girl could be betrothed at birth, and when she reaches 15, she could be married. The boy was allowed to marry after his circumcision which happened between the ages of 14 to 18. The girl can have rights to refuse to marry if she does not like the boy. If they want to get married, the boy gives goats to the parents and grandparents and a bride price would be established by the father. After the marriage, the bride is escorted by her relatives to her new home where the groom's father throws water on the couples' feet as they stand at the doorway.
I feel that these wedding practices are completely different from my culture because in my culture, there is no such thing as a bride price. In my culture, bride prices are disrespectful and wrong. I also feel that the weddings in Cameroon are very diversified because these are two ethnic groups with different wedding practices. There may be many more with different wedding practices.
The events practiced in the article define the culture of Cameroon because the weddings are a part of the lifestyle there. Weddings happen to many adults and possibly children in Cameroon, so therefore, this is a cultural. The two mentioned above may have different wedding ceremonies and processes, but they also share bride prices in common. The culture in Cameroon for these two tribes find that bride prices are good and a part of their wedding lifestyle.
Author: African Wedding Traditions
Date accessed: November 28, 2016
Click here to read this article
This article was talking about marriage traditions among the different Cameroon tribes. Bamenda Tikar tribe makes the groom pay the bride's family for the bride. The groom usually approaches the bride's father for initial approval for court the bride. Once the families meet, an engagement is announced and the bride's father says how much the marriage payment will be. Once the wedding is over, the bride goes back to her parents' home to be cleansed and covered with camwood, and then she will be handed over. According to the Bamileke tribe, a girl could be betrothed at birth, and when she reaches 15, she could be married. The boy was allowed to marry after his circumcision which happened between the ages of 14 to 18. The girl can have rights to refuse to marry if she does not like the boy. If they want to get married, the boy gives goats to the parents and grandparents and a bride price would be established by the father. After the marriage, the bride is escorted by her relatives to her new home where the groom's father throws water on the couples' feet as they stand at the doorway.
I feel that these wedding practices are completely different from my culture because in my culture, there is no such thing as a bride price. In my culture, bride prices are disrespectful and wrong. I also feel that the weddings in Cameroon are very diversified because these are two ethnic groups with different wedding practices. There may be many more with different wedding practices.
The events practiced in the article define the culture of Cameroon because the weddings are a part of the lifestyle there. Weddings happen to many adults and possibly children in Cameroon, so therefore, this is a cultural. The two mentioned above may have different wedding ceremonies and processes, but they also share bride prices in common. The culture in Cameroon for these two tribes find that bride prices are good and a part of their wedding lifestyle.