Divorce is never a happy occasion for any woman. Every woman wishes that such an occasion never comes in her life, although sometimes when circumstances bring her to this point, women feel sad, but do you know that there is a country where women celebrate divorce. In this country, when a woman gets divorced, people dance and sing and celebrate. This is called a divorce party. During this, the woman’s mother plays the drum and tells her entire society that from today her daughter is divorced. Let’s know the reason behind this.
People celebrate happiness at this place after divorce
Actually we are talking about the West African country Mauritania. There is a market for divorced women in this country. That is, the woman who gets divorced sells goods in this market. All the essential goods are sold in this market and in this way divorced women raise their children. You will be surprised to know that people come from far and wide to see this market. In fact, in the desert country Mauritania, divorce of a couple is considered to be a very common thing. This is the reason why women here celebrate divorce instead of drowning in sorrow. During this, the celebration is as if a wedding is taking place, men and women sing songs while the woman’s friends also organize a party for her.
After divorce, the mother has custody of the children
Most of the people in Mauritania are Muslims. In such a situation, women who get divorced here usually have custody of the children. Women have to work to support them. For which they join a job or open their own shop in the divorce market held here. Or start working at those shops. After divorce, women start their new life. However, it is not that women cannot marry again after divorce, many times women also choose the option of second marriage and then establish a new family. In fact, in this country, women play the main role from household decisions to Parliament, they are considered more competent in every work.
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