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These days, a video related to marriage is very much discussed on social media, in which the bride can sometimes be seen sitting in the lap of her future husband and sometimes in her father-in-law. As soon as the video went viral, many people were shocked to see it and started giving different types of reactions.
In the world, marriage is not only considered a union of two people, but also a union of two families and two cultures. Marriage rituals in different countries reflect their respective social values and sentiments. At some places these rituals are grand, at others they are performed with utmost simplicity. A wedding related tradition of the Edo community living in Nigeria, Africa is in discussion on social media these days. This ritual may seem strange to some people when seen from outside, but behind it lies a deep message of respect, responsibility and uniting the family.
Recently, a video of a wedding of Edo community surfaced on social media, which immediately caught people’s attention. It was seen in the video that during the wedding, the bride first sits on her father-in-law’s lap and then on her groom’s lap. This process is repeated a total of seven times. Without complete information, many people looked at this ritual from a wrong perspective and called it strange or even objectionable. But the reality is completely different from this.
