Bekisa is a
Zulu custom whereby a man asks a young girl not yet physically matured enough for marriage (considered to be roughly 16) to wait for him so they can be married when she has reached this age. The girl is not required to honour the request, as she may fall in love with whomever she wishes.
See also
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Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages
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Courtship
Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage or committed romantic, ''de facto'' relationship. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may conclude with the celebration of marri ...
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Marriageable age
Marriageable age is the minimum legal age of marriage. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but in the vast majority of jurisdictions, the marriageable age as a right is set at the age of majority. Nevertheless, ...
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Mention of Bekisa in child sexual development of the Zulu
Zulu culture
Zulu words and phrases
Marriage in Africa
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