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Ghost marriage (Sudanese)

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In Sudan, a ghost marriage is a marriage where a deceased groom is replaced by his brother. [1]

13 relations: Atuot people, Bride, Bridegroom, Dinka people, France, Ghost marriage (Chinese), Heredity, Levirate marriage, Marriage, Nuer people, Pastoralism, Posthumous marriage, Sudan.

Atuot people

The Atuot (Reel) are a Nilotic ethnic group of South Sudan who live near Yirol in Eastern Lakes State.

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Bride

A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is newlywed.

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Bridegroom

A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who will soon be or has recently been married.

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Dinka people

The Dinka people (Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a community, composed of many ethnic groups, inhabiting the East and West Banks of River Nile, from Mangalla to Renk, regions of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (former two of three Southern Provinces in Sudan) and Abyei Area of the Angok Dinka in South Khordofan of Sudan.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Ghost marriage (Chinese)

In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.

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Heredity

Heredity is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring, either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.

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Levirate marriage

Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity (in-laws and other family through marriage).

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Nuer people

The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Nile Valley.

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Pastoralism

Pastoralism is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock.

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Posthumous marriage

Posthumous marriage (or necrogamy) is a marriage in which one of the participating members is deceased.

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Sudan

The Sudan or Sudan (السودان as-Sūdān) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan (جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_marriage_(Sudanese)

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