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Kuzvarira

Kuzvarira (Child Pledging)

Pfupiso

Vabereki vaigona kupa mwanasikana wavo kuti aroorwe nomunhu mupfumi kuti mhuri ibatsirwe pakushaya.

Nyaya yakazara

Kuzvarira inzira apo vabereki vanopa mwanasikana wavo kuti aroorwe nomunhu ane upfumi hwakawanda kupfuura hwavo, vachitsvaga mombe, zvokudya, kana zvimwe zvinokosha kubva kwaari. Nzira iyi yaiwanzoitwa kana mhuri ichitambura pane zvemari kana ichishayiwa. Kupa mwana kune imwe mhuri yaiva nzira yokubatsira mhuri kuzvimirira uye kudzikamisa kutambudzika kwaiwanikwa mumusha. Nyaya iyi yaisaitwa pasina kutaurirana; mhuri dzaiwanzobvumirana pamusoro pemhando iyi yewanano musikana asati apiwa kumhuri yaanoenda kunoroorwa.

In English

Kuzvarira is a route in which parents give their daughter away in marriage to a man wealthier than themselves, in exchange for cattle, food, or other valuables. This route was often taken when a family was under financial hardship or facing scarcity. Giving a child to another family in this way helped the family gain support and relieved the hardship in the home. This was not done without discussion; families would usually agree upon this form of marriage before the daughter was given to the family she was to marry into.

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