Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado* The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country. On the marriage customs of the Warays‚ some vernacular
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Case Study At the end of Chapter 3‚ read the case study Custom Molds‚ Inc. Answer the topical questions at the end of the case study Be thorough and complete in your responses Upload your completed document using the digital drop box provided All case studies are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET 1. Custom Molds has reached a point in its development where its competitive priorities are changing due to its traditional fabrication market shrinking and its newer parts manufacturing market is growing.
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custom uniMurat Serikbayev 20123402 Iimpact of customs union between Belarus‚ Russia and Kazakhstan’ to the car market in our country I want to start my Tethys from the history of Kazakhstan’s car market‚ what are the prospects for the future and how it is influenced by the customs union. Before the financial crisis Kazakhstan’s car market demonstrated impressive growth‚ more than 25% annually‚ which is higher than in most developed countries. Used car market also was developed because it was
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PART A 1 With reference to the academic literature and using your analysis of relevant environmental factors‚ speculate how (the process) and why (the drivers) ADL identified Custom Coaches as a potential acquisition. In which areas are the expected benefits and synergies for both companies involved? The world bus manufacturing industry has seen a gradual upsurge in demand since the recent years with factors attributing to mainly two reasons. One‚ the rise in fuel prices coupled with recession
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Beowulf: Traditions and Customs A huge theme in the story of Beowulf involves the traditions and customs of the people because characters are repeatedly asked to tell about themselves‚ always rewarded for sacrificing for the greater good‚ and constantly showing loyalty to their king or leader. When traveling to another land‚ the traveler is asked to state his name‚ family‚ home‚and purpose. If something is done for the good of the king and the people‚ those warriors are rewarded with praise‚ treasures
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Case Study: Metallurgy Plus & Custom 500 1. Industrial Relations issues include: - Lack of due diligence by the company for not carrying out proper investigations into a plausible allegation. - Insufficient protection of a worker by the management\supervisor resulting in exposure to mental and emotional harassment and eventual violence. -Inaction by a supervisor following a worker’s complaint of harassment\intimidation. - Measures should have been put in place to stop or address the
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infidelity were a grandiose part of the European‚ in this case Russian‚ aristocracy‚ but the rise of capitalism and the putting-out in the mid 18th century and the Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century saw a tremendous change in marriage customs and attitudes towards children. Hence‚ reflecting upon the relationships of the characters in Anna Karenina‚ one can attest that many of the notions of love and matrimony held by the modern world stem from this time period‚ although they were mostly
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the Bronze Age to the Viking Age‚ people of the old heathen beliefs performed various forms of burial customs; these include passage graves‚ cremation burials with or without cremation remains of the pyre‚ inhumations in pits with or without coffins or in wooden chambers and boat burials. But after the conversion to Christianity (from the end of the 10th century onward)‚ these varying burial customs disappeared and got unified into inhumations in consecrated grounds (Pulsiano and Wolf; Graves). Old
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Some Customs & Culture Tips Society passes principles and values to future generations through Customs‚ Traditions. It forms our world outlook‚ through which we view our lives and shape our opinions. Throughout history‚ cultures have passed the Family Values. The sharing of Family Values nurture future generations. Very often the display of an object or symbol that is meaningful to a family or to society can become a Custom‚ Tradition or Ritual. Although we should conфsider the definitions from
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