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The Mareko tribe has its own traditional wedding customs. Women get married aged 15–17, men, 16–20. This tribe has eight different types of weddings. Tewaja means an arranged wedding, Alulima is an accidental wedding, Shokokanecho is where the man goes to the bride's house with his friends and takes her by force.
Ethiopian weddings typically serve Ethiopian food and live music and the party typically goes on into the early morning. To close the wedding ceremony, elders are seated at the exit of the venue and the bride and groom along with the wedding party bow and kiss the knees of the elders as they exit the venue.
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Female members of the Solomonid Dynasty of Ethiopia by birth and marriage, who bore or bear the title of Leult (Princess) and Emebethoy (Emebet Hoy) Pages in category "Ethiopian princesses" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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Polygamy is a system of marriage in which one man marries more than one woman [1]. While polygamy in Ethiopia has been formally abolished in the Family and Criminal Code of Ethiopia, the practice is still common with five percent of married Ethiopian men (mostly among Muslims and pagans) having more than one wife.
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The emphasis on family, honor, and purity are all themes in Ethiopian culture that heavily influence societal opinions and practices. Religion is yet another large component as to why child marriage is a remaining custom in rural Ethiopia. Acceptance of child marriage is majorly seen in the Ethiopian Muslim community.