CHAPTER XIV

Marriage Rites

Analogy of marriage with admission into the clan--Custom of _Sindra-dán_--Blood-rites--_Confarreatio_--Ritual food shared by all guests--Meaning of the rite--Marriage constitutes a new relationship on the part of the entire kin--Bridal dance and kiss--Nasamonian rite--Group-marriage--Rights of the kin over husband or wife--The Levirate--Reception by marriage into the kin--Consent of the kin.

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