Bride price also known as bride wealth or a dower is an amount of money or property paid to the parents of a woman for the right to marry their daughter. (Compare dowry, which is paid to the parents of a man.) Or the payment is an exchange for the bride's family's loss of her labour and fertility within her kin group. Money Money is any marketable good or token used by a society as a store of value, a medium of exchange, and a unit of account. ... // Use of the term The concept of property or ownership has no single or universally accepted definition. ... Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child to an independent adult. ... Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ... A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the brides family to that of the groom to permit their marriage. ...

History of the tradition

The Hebrew Bible and Talmud mention the practice of paying a bride price to the father of a minor girl. 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum This article discusses usage of the term Hebrew Bible. For the article on the Hebrew Bible itself, see Tanakh. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ...

The tradition of giving bride price is still practiced in many Asian countries although the amount changing hands is more a token amount to continue the traditional ritual then an actual price-tag attached to the bride-to-be for marriage. World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, and the worlds largest continent. ... A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ...

In Chinese culture, an auspicious date is selected to 'Ti Qing' (literally meaning 'propose marriage'), where both families will meet to discuss the amount of the bride price demanded, among other things. A couple of weeks before the actual wedding, the ritual of 'Guo Da Li' (literally meaning 'performing the rites') takes place (on an auspicious date of course). The groom and a matchmaker will visit the bride's family bearing gifts like wedding cakes, sweetmeats and jewelry as well as the bride price. On the actual wedding day, the bride's family will return a portion of the bride price as a goodwill gesture. This is the current collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... Matchmaking is any expert-run process of introducing people for the purposes of dating and mating, usually in the context of marriage. ...

The practice of bride price also existed in India, where it was considered as a social evil and the subject of a movement to eradicate it in the early 20th Century. Unlike what happened in the case of dowry, this movement was largely successful. A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the brides family to that of the groom to permit their marriage. ...

In parts of Africa the validity of a tradional marriage ceremony depends on the payment of a bride price which can vary from a token amount to really exorbitant figures. Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The tradition in art

A famous Telugu play "Kanyasulkam" (Bride Price) satirised the practice and the brahminical notions that kept it alive. Though the practice no longer exists in India, the play, and the movie based on it, are still extremely popular in Andhra Pradesh. Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... A Telugu play written by Gurajada Venkata Apparao in 1892, Kanyasulkam is one of the earliest modern works in Indian vernacular languages. ... A Brahmin (pronunciation is Brahmann) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu) (Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in south-eastern India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India. ...