In Order to Be Considered Eligible for Marriage,a Fouta Djallon

question 10

Multiple Choice

In order to be considered eligible for marriage,a Fouta Djallon girl must have

• A) had a naming ceremony one week after her birth.
• B) had an animal sacrificed in her honor shortly after her birth.
• C) had an imam or elder bestow a special benediction on her.
• D) received the rite of excision.

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