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Thrills
of Joy in Cameroon
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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.
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