Marriage By Instalment
An ancient custom still survives amongst the highland clans of Albania. When a §irl takes a young man’s fancy, he approaches her parents and settles on a price. Money, livestock, produce, or even weapons. If he cannot pay the whole price at once, he adopts the instalment plan. The marriage takes place only when the final sum is paid, though the girl is taken out of circulation after the prospective bridegroom has paid his first instalment
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 73, 15 November 1940, Page 46
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79Marriage By Instalment New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 73, 15 November 1940, Page 46
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