The Dhaka Times Desk This time there is exceptional market news. Heard of a market where wives can be bought in exchange for cows, goats and camels. The news is from the Daily Mail.
It's like selling cows and goats in the bazaar. The name of this market is 'Wife Shopping Big Market!' In that market, 20 goats, 3 camels and 10 cows can be exchanged for a wife. But for this the groom has to negotiate with the girl's father. In many cases the groom also gives their tribal jewelery to the girl. In a tribal area in Kenya, this is how a girl is handed over by her father to a boy. And this is what they call marriage.
According to online news, fathers in Kenya's tribal areas, particularly the 'Pakat community', give their beloved daughters to a boy in exchange for some animals. A month before the wedding, the bride is hidden in a secluded place. After that, the bridegroom made extensive negotiations with the fathers about the animals. After giving more animals and jewelry, the father hands over the girl only to him. This marriage arrangement goes on without the girl's knowledge.
Many marriageable daughters do not know to whom their father is handing them over. Girls are often kept a secret from their families for fear that they might run away if they hear about the marriage. According to custom, the men of the village sacrifice a cow on the last day and night of the wedding. Then the marriage took place. In this way, a girl can be accepted as a life partner by the men of that tribal area. Source: Daily Mail
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