The Dhaka Times Desk Divorce means an unbearable world, but Mauritanian women do not think that divorce means 'the end of life'. So after the separation, the family organized a special ceremony for the woman!
As girls get a chance to return to their homes once again after getting over the 'pains' of their husbands, separation is celebrated in the country with lavish ceremonies.
All the family members see the matter with normal eyes. They feel that the girl has returned to the family for good. They also see this return as an opportunity for a 'stigma-free' life. So ending a failed relationship they are swept away in a wave of bliss. Others in the neighborhood or village also join in the joy. When all arrangements are over, divorced women go to the ranks of singles!
Even after the formalities of divorce are over, the women return to their mother's house with their children. On the day of return, the mother and sisters welcome the girl with jagurta (cries of joy). At this time, the surrounding floats as if in the faint of a melody.
When the family event is over, his girlfriends have a music show and dance. New poets are also invited there. They also recite in praise of the beauty of the woman who returned to the new life. In some regions an unmarried boy is also invited to celebrate the separation of women.
Its only purpose is to arouse the jealousy of the divorced husband. How he could so recklessly divorce such a 'beautiful' girl is told through this party that is a message to the husband.
Mauritanian men consider divorced women the same as single women. Many of these women are also featured in poetry. In the evening, Abal-Vriddha-Banita hold a poetry session. Special tea is served there three times. At first the tea tastes a bit bitter. Sweet tea the next two times. In this event, young writers recited poems to all present.
Poetry has a great influence on the lives of the people of Mauritania. Children are trained to write poetry from an early age. Children are taught the details of literature including syntax, morphology, inflection. Speech techniques are also taught.
While women fare better after divorce, men face setbacks. Women no longer want to marry divorced men. On the other hand, divorced women are considered 'experienced' by unmarried men. They think that a divorced person knows better about family. They have more ability to handle everything.
A 2018 government report in Mauritania found that a third of marriages ended in divorce. 74 percent of these women have remarried. 19 percent never married. 7 percent of women have been married three or more times!
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