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Significance of betrothal period in traditional African society.

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Significance of betrothal period in traditional African society.
-Boys and girls are instructed in family life education where they are taught their duties and responsibilities.
-It gives enough time for the two families to negotiate and pay the bride-wealth.
-It cements and strengthens the relationships between the two families through the exchange of gifts, mutual visits and the sharing of food and drink.
-It offers an opportunity to check and establish whether the boy and the girl are related by blood, or come from clans and families that are acceptable to the parents.
-The boy and the girl have an opportunity to learn one another’s character and know their families. This is a challenge to our youth today who hurry to marry before getting time to learn one another.
-It helps in identifying a suitable marriage partner.
-The two families involved in marriage negotiations, establish a firm relationship.