In
Cameron, Mahr (dowry) for virgin girls amounts to thirty thousand
Cameroonian frank.
If the girl informs the proposing young man that she is not virgin, then
he usually pays no money and the Mahr is reduced to some cheap clothes.
Cameroon youth who are serious about marriage, usually search for virgin
girls. If the young man did not find a virgin he does not hesitate in
proposing to a non-virgin because Zina is spreading in Cameroon at an
alarming rate.
Unlike other countries, the wedding celebrations are usually held on the
second night of the consummation. Relatives and friends usually come to
the house of the newly-wed couple to have Cameroon meals. Amid such
celebrations, the groom usually hands the bride a present, which is
usually a radio.
