This unique tradition called 'Gerewol'. Since childhood, children Wodaabe tribe has been lawfully tradition, this first marriage to be with close relatives such as cousins and should age.
By the time an adult, then they are allowed to marry another woman to be a real life companion. The woman in question is a woman who has also been married by tradition. Therefore, this tradition is called the tradition of stealing the neighbor's wife.
The Youth Wodaabe Traditional Dress At Stealing Wife
This unique tradition is not done just like that, before stealing another man's wife, the young man as handsome as possible are required to dress complete with native dress. After that they were dancing and singing along with the coveted woman in order to steal the heart of the idol of the heart. By doing so, the young man would be easier to persuade to marry her idol.
But there is a downside as well from this unique tradition. There will be a dispute between a young wife with old wives. Moreover, if had to live under one roof two love.
Not only that, the tradition of stealing the neighbor's wife is also going to create a relationship of mother and child come disconnected. This is because women who were abducted and the family had to leave his old life, including their own biological child.
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