Marriage Practices in Nigeria

WEEK 6

Topic: Marriage

Subtitle: Marriage Practices in Nigeria

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

  1. Explain how marriage is contracted
  2. State four objects used in the marriage ceremony
  3. Explain marriage practices

CONTENT

Marriage practices are different among ethnic groups, but for a couple to get married;

  1. two individuals must agree together to marry each other.
  2. Then, they must involve their families. This means that the two families must agree to the proposed marriage.
  3. the family and the couple will set a date for the marriage ceremony
  4. the man to marry will pay the bride price, which is in the form of money to the bride's family

Objects used in contracting marriage

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