The Latuka tribe of South Sudan where men kidnap girls they want to marry before asking for father’s blessing

The Latuka tribe allows men who wish to marry a girl to first kidnap her from her home and then return to ask for her hand in marriage from her father

Two highly interesting details about the marriage style of the Latuka people of South Sudan will interest you: the bride-to-be must be kidnapped by her suitor, and, the father of the bride-to-be must show acceptance to a suitor by beating him.

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