Mari yeMusikana naTete

Money for the Bride and Her Aunt

Pfupiso

Musikana ari kuroorwa anosarudza mari yaachizvitorera pandiro, inonzi 'mari inonhongwa nemusihwara,' yokutenga midziyo yekubika.

Nyaya yakazara

Padanho iri, musikana ari kuroorwa anokumbirwa kuti azvitorere mari padhishi, huwandu hwacho hunogona kunge hwakatarwa netete kana hanzvadzi yake. Mari iyi, inonzi 'mari inonhongwa nemusihwara,' yakatarirwa kutenga midziyo yekubikira kana yekushandisa mumba. Kana musikana aine hanzvadzi diki, anogona kudzigovera rimwe divi remari iyi. Kazhinji musikana anodzosera mari iyi kumurume wake kuti ishandiswe pamitero inotevera.

In English

At this stage, the bride is asked to pick out an amount of money from the plate for herself, an amount that may be set by her aunt or sister. This money, called 'mari inonhongwa nemusihwara,' is intended for buying cooking or household utensils. If the bride has younger siblings, she may share some of it with them. Often the bride returns this money to her husband-to-be so that it can go towards the payments that follow.

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