Marriage

One of life's most sacred activities is creating a family through a union blessed by a religious ceremony. Additionally, it is a means of creating a social structure with the approval and assistance of the neighborhood. A matchmaker is frequently used while picking a bride. The parents of a daughter who will be living with her husband's family want to make sure that she will be taken care of. They pay special attention to the groom's lifestyle, education, and family's financial standing.

Friends and family are involved in the wedding feast, or tui. The festivities feature singing, dancing, and poetry readings. To ward off disease and the evil eye, a representative of the bride delivers an iron dish with burning herbs. The first night of marriage begins with the ceremonial preparation of the wedding bed. The bride's purity must be demonstrated to her mother-in-law the following morning.

Infants may be promised children, or a daughter may wed her uncle's son. Brothers' children getting married is viewed as being economically disadvantageous. Polygyny has gained popularity despite being forbidden. Although they are not legally recognized, these unions may make about 20% of all unions. Young women are deemed unmarryable after the age of 23, with the exception of as a second wife. The first wife typically stays when her husband marries a second wife because divorce is uncommon. It is discouraged for Muslims to marry non-Muslims.