. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . rriage Ceremonies. ,. , , 1 j » tie is lightly regarded. A feast, eating, drinking and dancing, whichmay be continued for some weeks, constitutethe characteristic features of Micronesianweddings. In Ponape (Carolines) the wedding cere-mony is rather peculiar. The bride isbrought into the house of the bridegroomsfamily, and her prospective mother-in-lawrubs coco-nut oil into her back andshoulders, a garland of flowers is placed MICRONESIA 127 on her head, and the ceremony is con-duded by a feast
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . rriage Ceremonies. ,. , , 1 j » tie is lightly regarded. A feast, eating, drinking and dancing, whichmay be continued for some weeks, constitutethe characteristic features of Micronesianweddings. In Ponape (Carolines) the wedding cere-mony is rather peculiar. The bride isbrought into the house of the bridegroomsfamily, and her prospective mother-in-lawrubs coco-nut oil into her back andshoulders, a garland of flowers is placed MICRONESIA 127 on her head, and the ceremony is con-duded by a feast. Turner tchs of a curious custom of choosinga husband in Arorae, one of the GilbertIslands. The girl sits in the lower room ofthe house, and over her head are her lovers,who let down coco-nut leaflets through the merely consists in the wife retiirning,either by her own choice or by the willof luT husband, to her own ])eople. A\-isitor to Nauru (Marshalls) met a\-oung man of twenty-four, who liadalready had eleven wives, some of whomhad deserted him, and some of whom :.r.^^-^ii^^atm&SS3SlfS. By (he cojtrtesy 0/ Dr IV H. iuntcss. THREE WOMEN FROM RUK (CAROLINES).With typical ear-rings of while conch shells and the black tips of coco-nuts. chinks in the ceiling. She pulls at one, andasks whose it is. If the reply is not inthe voice of the young man she wishes tohave, she leaves it and pulls another leaf,and so on, until the right man answers,when she pulls the leaf right down. Thehappy man then remains, while the restslink away. The young couple go to theirrespective homes and prepare for the dayof feasting, which is also the day of theirmarriage. The ceremony is performed by the fatherof either of them. The two bow theirheads before him. He takes hold of theirhair with one hand and with the otherpours on them a purifying libation of thejuice of the coco-nut palm. Divorce is easy, since there is no bride-price to be reclaimed, and as a rule it Polygyny. he had deserted, because
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