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What African marriage customs are there?

Ghana Go-Ahead

In Ghana, the groom asks permission to marry the bride by a custom called "knocking on the door," in which he and his family visit his potential in-laws, bringing gifts. If the bride's family accepts his "knock", the families celebrate and begin to plan the wedding.

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