In the oldest tribe in Africa, women can also marry. How do they live?

Africa is a magical continent with vast grasslands and hidden jungles, which has given birth to many primitive tribes. These tribes all have some customs and habits that seem very strange to us, but they are their unique customs and habits. And they have continued this custom for a very long time.

The primitive tribes in Africa are also a major attraction for many people traveling to Africa. The purpose of traveling is to experience the different customs and customs. Many people are adventurous and curious, so they are very interested in these primitive tribes. , the primitive tribe I want to introduce to you today has very unique customs and habits, so it has attracted the attention of many tourists and scholars.

01The oldest tribe in Africa, known as the "living fossil of African humanities"

The tribe I want to introduce to you today is called the Nuer tribe. This is a tribe with a very long history in Africa. As early as four to five thousand years ago, the papyri and murals of ancient Egypt recorded the stories of their ancestors. There is no conclusion yet on how long this tribe lasted, but at least for thousands of years, they still survived and maintained their ancient social structure and traditional customs. Therefore, they are called "living fossils of African humanities."

Nowadays, many primitive tribes have been invaded by modern culture or foreign civilization, but this tribe is different. They still maintain their ancient customs and still use their ancient language. This tribe mainly relies on animal husbandry to survive and raise cattle. It is the most important industry of this tribe. There are hundreds of complex words in their language to describe the different colors and patterns of cattle.

02 Women can “marry” and have two wives, one male and one female.

The marriage habits of this tribe are very peculiar. Many scholars believe that the reason why this tribe can continue to this day is related to this unique marriage custom. This is a tribe that pays great attention to the family. They have a customary law that every family The blood chain must be passed down from generation to generation and cannot be interrupted. Only in this way, a family's property will not be leaked. However, it is obviously difficult to guarantee this kind of thing. What if all the men in the family die and there are no children?

Therefore, the custom of this tribe is that women can also marry. If a man dies without offspring, his younger brother will marry his widower, and the children born to him will be placed in the name of the dead brother and the properties of each will be integrated. But if This family has no male members and only female members. Then this female will marry and inherit the family property.

The wedding will be held by the elders of the family, and the wife must treat the woman as her real husband and call her husband, but the two of them obviously cannot have children, so at the same time as the wedding, the elders of the clan will also A male relative of the family is paired with her until a child is born, who will also call the woman father and inherit his surname. What do you think of the customs of this tribe?