Bridewealth, also called bride-price or marriage payment, payment made by a groom or his kin to the kin of the bride in order to ratify a marriage.

What is another name for bride price?

bridewealth Bride price, bridewealth, or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry.

What is it called when you buy your bride?

Bride-buying, also referred to as bride-purchasing, is the industry or trade of purchasing a bride as a form of property. This enables the bride to be resold or repurchased at the buyers discretion.

What is the difference between a bride price and a dowry?

The dowry, more common in Asian countries, involves payments made by the bride to the groom and his family. Bride price, on the other hand, refers to the payments that a prospective groom and his family make to a prospective bride and her family.

What is bride price ceremony?

The custom of paying a bride price—in which the groom or his family gives money, property, or other forms of compensation to his fiancé or wife—is found in various parts of Asia and Africa.

Is bride price Legal?

So much so that it is even possible for many of us to forget that dowry was made illegal in India, criminalised by the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. They can be classified as dowry (given by the brides side to the grooms family) and bride price (given by the grooms side to the brides family).

Who takes the bride price?

Bride Price is when the family of the groom pay their future in-laws at the start of their marriage. The payment can be made up of money, presents, or a mixture of both. Its sometimes paid in one go, but instalments arent uncommon. Its also practised widely in Thailand, China, and Papua New Guinea.

Why bride price is important?

The bride-wealth is therefore to serve as a form of compensation to the family of the girl for the loss of her services. The payment of the bride-wealth indicates that approval has been given for the man and woman to live together as husband and wife. It is a way of sealing the marriage bond between the two families.