Money Dance
According to one custom, when arranged
marriages were common, the Groom collected a
dowry only after his marriage was
consummated. The money dance insured that
the couple would have some money before they
left their wedding reception.
According to another wedding tradition, the
people of the village gave gifts of pottery,
livestock, and garden plants to the
newlyweds because the Bride and Groom had no
money to acquire these items until they had
children, after which a dowry was exchanged.
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