kkkkkk somali wedding heavily skewed in womans favor

[nord]

Was doing some research came across this,

Gabaati – This is usually a gift conferred upon the girl’s family when the groom and his father go to ask the girl’s father for her hand in marriage. It is given to the soon-to-be bride’s family. Usually a young camel is given.

Yarad – This is a present given to the immediate family of the girl and is given on the day of engagement as a form of gratitude. Usually a shawl or money wrapped in an expensive shemagh or keffiyah is given.

Sooryo – this is a present given to the male members of the girl’s family. Usually it is her brothers/cousins etc who take this and is always in the form of money.

Meher – this is the engagement. The amount of camels or money the man must make a pledge to bestow his wife as Dowry is usually known as her Meher. The Meher does not need to be paid straight away, but is a promise which the man is bound to fulfil. In earlier times, when camels were in plenteous supply, a woman would be given about 100 camels just for her hand in marriage. Today, due to the lessening amount of camels in the nomadic countryside, you would be hard pressed to find a man who can afford to pay 10. The importance of Meher cannot be underestimated – without it the wedding cannot take place, so the lady needs to be clear as to what she wants for her Meher and the man is obliged to pay it.

[Bella18]

I always thought yarad and mehr were the same thing

[nord]

i never knew what 3 of them were

[0sman]

And Abu Tyrone comes with a bag of apples and is set for good. Faaraxs keep losing!

[FarhanYare]

^

[Amira143]

Interesting.


Osman,

[0sman]

Amira, Australia grows apples a lot and I can give you a truck full of apples so what do you say? Or if it's from a Somali guy it has to be 10's of thousands of $$?

[Amira143]

@Osman, I'm a simple girl at heart so a few hundred geel, ari and a plot of land will suffice. plus Apples will only be accepted from Abu Tyrone.

[0sman]