Aztec Arranged Marriages By Leanne Romero

Arranged Marriages have been around since time can remember. An arranged marriage is a marital union between a man and a woman who were selected to be wedded together by a third party. Historically, arrange marriages were the main way to marry. In certain parts of the world, it is still the primary approach. There are two types of arrange marriages. The first is a traditional marriage where the children can, with strong objections, refuse to marry their soon to be spouse. In a forced marriage, the children have no say in the matter. Bread Givers shows an excellent representation of the pressures on children from their parents to be married against their will.

Arranged marriages are traditional in Africa, South-east Asia, The Middle East and Latin America. Due to migration the practice has been extended today to western world countries. Many families choose their daughters’ husbands according to wealth, so converting the woman into a tradable good. Arranged marriage is a marital union where a third party matches the bride and the groom; arranged marriages were common globally until the 18th century.

Both arranged marriages and romantic marriages have good and bad points. Cultures such as India, Japan, and Ethiopia have had arranged marriages since the dawn of time. In America we allow our young adults to make their own decisions on whom to marry. Would Americans accept the practice of parents deciding whom they are going to marry without considering their wants or feelings? The answer is an emphatic NO! Americans are hopelessly romantic and fiercely believe in freedom of choice. Arranged marriages would never be accepted in American culture.

Women had great social pressure on them to marry. Young girls were often married by the age of 13 or 14 . It was socially unacceptable if women were not married by the age of 25 . Marriage was mostly for economic benefits, not romantic situations. A wedding, rather than a religious ceremony, was a civil contract that set the responsibilities and duties of husband and wife . Once married, they legally became one with their husbands. Married women had no control of their earnings, inheritance, property, and also could not appear in court as a witness nor vote . Their husbands, therefore, were responsible for all aspects of their wife including discipline .

     The Aztecs society was structured in a hierarchy with nobles at the top. Social status was determined primarily at birth. All members of the nobility could trace their lineage to the first Aztecs ruler Acamapichtli . The only way one could rise up to another class in the system was to perform an outstanding military achievement.

The Aztec was a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica. The Republic of Mexico and its capital, Mexico City wanted to be called “Mexica”. I chose this culture because The Aztec nation is one of the largest and most advanced Indian nations to have ever existed on earth. Nearly every part of the

The Aztecs had many different customs they followed in their daily life. One of those is that they baptize their children as soon as they are born. The midwife who performed the delivery would then act as the priest. The midwife would also name the child after preforming many rites in front of the family. Another custom the Aztecs did was when you passed away, what was then done with your body would be determined by how you died. If you were a woman that passed during child birth, you would be

In the present, you can get married at the 18 years old. Yet in the Mayans Civilization, you were able to get married when you are 14 years old if you were a woman. If you were a man, you could get married when you were 20. If being married was the biggest thing in your life, it was a important moment to the Mayan Civilization. The men had to be in the same social class as the woman to get married. Since this was so long ago, all the laws have changed.

Did you know, in some cultures such as India, Korea, and Orthodox Jews allow arranged marriages? Arranged marriage is when two families agree to marry their kids, usually without the child's consent. In the article "Arranged Marriage" by Sanjay Kali, it talks about the positive and negative things about arranged marriages. I strongly believe that arranged marriages are a negative idea since the majority of arranged marriages never end well.

The dictionary definition of marriage is a relationship where 2 people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife. The women back then had very little, if there was any, chance to choose who her husband got to be. The people in the upper social classes didn’t get much of a selection, but the lower class had the chance to choose their future spouse. The marriages were frequently arranged, but the people getting

The reason why arranged marriages got started is because of a patriarchal society. This occured from the concept of women being seen as things or property rather than people. For example men in England would capture women from their rich ruler household so they would not have to pay the bridge price to the parents. This happened most times because men could not afford the bridge price amd

Arranged marriages have been known to happen for several centuries. Arranged marriages are a type of marital union where a third party usually the parents of the pride and groom predetermine their martial agreement at a young age rather than each other select their own spouse. Historically, it was a primary way for a spouse to meet her or his future significant other. The traditional purposes of these types of unions were political, military, and social. They were common among the royalty and nobility around the world. Modern arranged marriages are now linked to religious beliefs or by a cultural nom or financial stability. In this article, I will examine if arranged marriage are still occurring in the modern day and the reasons behind the acceptance of the third party to allow it to happen.

I am very interested in this topic area because I grew up in Srilanka, which is part of the Eastern world, where arranged marriages are very common. Since it is part of my tradition, I was brought up to believe that arranged marriage is the right type of marriage choice as my parents and grandparents also choose this type of marriage style. I am also interested in analyzing about the background information on arranged marriage since I do not know where they have been originated from. Also, it is a very interesting subject since it has so many benefits that people do not know about, which is very interesting in the sense

Mexicans are allowed to be with whoever they want as their spouse. There are some limitations to who they choose, especially those who come from specific background or class. Mexicans usually get married after an engagement is presented to them which can last for many years. The average age for a male to get married is around 24 and for a female it is around 22 years old. With the ever changing world, people get married at any age. Of all the Mexicans that were 12 years or older are either married or engaged. Love is the basis for marriage, but for the Mexicans, they look for someone that can provide some sort of security. A typical marriage ceremony consists of a church and religious reception. Once that part is over, the couple throws a huge and expensive party which consist of family and close friends. Divorce is not common in Mexico, but it can be done. Each household consisted of a father, mother and the children, typically 4-6 members in a household. The number of singles living was very uncommon. A large number of households consisted of extended family members. During horrible times, especially for the poor, a typical household consisted of the parents, the children and ancestors. It is said the newlyweds are allowed to live with relatives from either the husband or wife but for only a few years, just so that they are able to become independent. In the more countryside, families pretty much lived very close to one another and they were able to all share from one

The reason towards arranged marriage was that it helped to make a socially agreeable tie, which would often bring some peace with feudal lords. It was important to be alliances than the couples actually wanting to getting married to each other.