Marriage in Nigeria
By Tyler Young
The many different forms of Marriages in Nigeria
- Three types of marriages in Nigeria today, Religious, Civil and Traditional
- A Nigerian couple may choose to take part in one or all of these types
- Religious marriages, christian or muslim, are done by the respective religious teachings of that particular religion
- Christian males are allowed to take only one wife, while Muslim men can take up to four
- Civil marriages allow one wife regardless of religion
- Traditional marriages are performed according to the customs of ethnic groups involved, with most groups allowing for more than one wife.
Polygamist marriage in Nigerian families
- Polygamy is a common practice among Nigerian families
- In a polygamist family, the wives are responsible for caring and feeding her own children
- The wives will take turns caring for and feeding the husband
- Husbands are the main authority figure in the household
- Family units are very large in size, with some having ten or more
- In some ethic groups, the more the children he has the higher the mans standing in his peers eyes
Wedding Ceremonies
Civil wedding
Example of where a Civil marriage would take place
Religious Wedding
Example of a religious ceremony
Traditional
Example of a Traditional ceremony