Selecting a father 20130303-000_select_father Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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The first stage of marriage is to select someone who will represent the groom as a father from the bribes family. The elders of the community are invited and a pot of palmwine is presented. The rite is perform and the palmwine is drank by all who are present.

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