Tsika dzokuwanana

Ways of Marrying

Pfupiso

VaShona vaiva nenzira dzakawanda dzokuwanana, kubva pakutsvagirwa nevabereki kusvika pakutiza kana kupambwa.

Nyaya yakazara

Wanano hwaro hwendudzi. Kare kairoorana vamatongo kuti vanhu vazivane. Nzira dzokuwanana dzaive dzakawanda: kutema ugariri (kushandira vatezvara), kuzvarira (vabereki vanotsvagira mwana wavo murume), kuganha (musikana anozvipereka), chimhurira (murume anotuma munyai), musengabere (kupamba musikana), mukadzi wengozi, chigadzamapfihwa (mukadzi anopiwa mushure mekufa kwemukadzi wekutanga), bondwe (mukadzi wekuvirika mukuwasha), mukumbo (kutiza kana kutiziswa), uye kubvunzira (nzira yetsvene inoda mvumo yevabereki).

In English

Marriage is the foundation of clans. In the past, people married within known families to maintain familiarity. There were many ways of getting married: service marriage (working for in-laws), arranged marriage (parents find a spouse for their child), elopement by the girl, elopement initiated by the boy through an intermediary, abduction of a girl, marriage as restitution for a wrong, inheriting a brother's widow, marriage to an older woman, elopement (by either party), and the proper request method (the respectful way involving parental consent).

Verenga zvimwe

Kunoreva dangaShowing the Bride-Price Cattle · In this roora step, the groom's in-laws are shown the bride-price cattle herd...RooraRoora (Bride Wealth / Lobola) · Roora is the traditional bride-wealth process a man follows to marry a woman...KuganhaKuganha (Self-Presented Marriage) · A marriage route in which a woman herself identifies and offers herself to the...KusumaKusuma (The Introduction) · Kusuma is the opening stage of roora, in which a go-between formally...Kutema UgaririKutema Ugariri (Bride Service) · A man without enough wealth for the cattle payment could marry by working for...Magirosari eRooraThe Grocery Stage · In the second stage, the groom brings a list of groceries specified by the...KuzvariraKuzvarira (Child Pledging) · Parents could pledge their daughter in marriage to a wealthier man in exchange...VhuramuromoVhuramuromo (Opening of the Mouth) · This is the preparation-for-payment stage, where a wooden plate is presented...Kugara NhakaKugara Nhaka (Levirate Widow Inheritance) · A widow could be married to her late husband's younger brother, or another...Zvipo zvaBaba naAmaiGifts for the Bride's Parents · The fourth stage covers gifts paid separately to the bride's father and...ChimutsamapfihwaChimutsamapfihwa (Sororate Widower Remarriage) · A widower could be given his late wife's younger sister or niece to help raise...Mbudzi yeDareThe Court Goat · The groom brings a live goat to be slaughtered and cooked during the payment...KutiziraKutizira (Elopement) · A still-common route in which a couple elopes, often because the woman has...Mari yeMusikana naTeteMoney for the Bride and Her Aunt · The bride herself picks an allowance from the plate, called 'mari inonhongwa...KukumbiraKukumbira (Marriage by Negotiation) · The opposite of kutizira, in which both families are formally informed and...RusamboRusambo (The Bride Price Proper) · Rusambo is the name often used for the entire roora ceremony, and this stage...DangaDanga (The Cattle Payment) · Danga refers to the cattle traditionally paid as part of roora, including the...MajasiMajasi (The Clothing Gifts) · The final stage is the gift of clothing to the in-laws, after which the groom...MasungiroMasungiro (The Binding Ceremony) · A doorway ritual performed when the bride first arrives, symbolically binding...