An aunt,auntie or aunt is a lady who is a kin of a parent or wedded to a kin of a parent. Aunties who are connected by birth are second degree family members.
In numerous African societies, aunties are nearly moms to their nieces and nephews. They fill in as the perky, strong, adoring and sustaining figures.
Meet Banyankole clan of Southwestern Uganda,a clan that with regards to marriage, the aunties have more particularly to do other than being there for their nieces.
In this clan, the aunties supposedly set up their nieces by being the first to lay down with approaching spouses to the nieces. This is to ensure they are potent. The entire thought of this convention is to guarantee their nieces virginity has been shielded prior to being hitched.
The auntie additionally test if the lady of the hour is as yet a virgin prior to permitting the wedding to take place. In as they much as this obsolete practice may sound abnormal, it shows how the individuals of Banyankole, especially the Bahima clan hold virginity in high regard.