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Page 473
... girl's family was given similar data about the prospective groom , both matchmakers checked everything for ... girl and her paternal aunt's son was permissible and often encouraged . Marriage between a boy and his paternal aunt's ...
... girl's family was given similar data about the prospective groom , both matchmakers checked everything for ... girl and her paternal aunt's son was permissible and often encouraged . Marriage between a boy and his paternal aunt's ...
Page 474
... girl's family often used the entire bride - price to outfit her . Poor families had to patch the bride together in ... girl to a couple who had no son but had high hopes of producing one in the future . The girl became a " daughter - in ...
... girl's family often used the entire bride - price to outfit her . Poor families had to patch the bride together in ... girl to a couple who had no son but had high hopes of producing one in the future . The girl became a " daughter - in ...
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... girl's first menstruation , may resume sexual relations . If the girl comes without the fowl and drinks from the same calabash of water as her mother , she could give her mother diarrhea because the girl is " heavy " ( filled with semen ) ...
... girl's first menstruation , may resume sexual relations . If the girl comes without the fowl and drinks from the same calabash of water as her mother , she could give her mother diarrhea because the girl is " heavy " ( filled with semen ) ...
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