The Bura classic story: The Ideal Husband has been in the oral tradition of the Bura people of Northeastern Nigeria for more than a century. The story has continued to exist and be told to this day. It is told to young girls before they reach the age to get married, as an educational tool to encourage them to choose the men they will marry based on true love and good character and not based on outward appearance and wealth.
“As a folklorist and as a Bura woman, this story is important to me because it is an important and enduring aspect of my people's oral tradition and social-cultural values. I know that this story has influenced me and many of my friends and age mates who were told this story to marry our current husbands based on their good characters and their love for us, not based on their wealth/riches and their handsomeness.” - Zainab J.
15 сен 2024
