In order to ensure the effective continuation of property, various countries in the world have relatively perfect inheritance laws, such as stipulating the number of successors, the cost of inheritance and so on. However, the general inheritance law stipulates the inheritance of property, goods, etc., 1. the income of citizens; 2. the citizens' houses, savings and daily necessities; 3. the citizens' trees, livestock and poultry; 4. the citizens' cultural relics and library materials; 5. the means of production that the law allows the citizens to own; 6. the property rights in the copyrights and patents of the citizens; and 7. the other legal property of the citizens.
They see this custom as "fertile water does not flow into the fields of outsiders."
Although there is such a custom, when it is implemented, it is still necessary to obtain the consent of the heir's wife, and the consent of the wife can only be formally inherited. For example, if a father dies in an accident, the son can ask his father's wife whether he would marry him, and if the father's wife agrees, then the practice is valid.
2. The first heir needs to inherit the wife of the "heir" before he can marry a new wife. The first heir can marry a wife, but only after inheriting the wife of the "brother" or father can he have the right to marry, otherwise he will be regarded as filial piety by the people of the entire tribe. Therefore, after he inherits the wives of the heirs, he also needs to take on the responsibility of caring for them.
3. The purpose is to "fertilize the water without flowing into the fields of outsiders". In order to prevent wives from marrying others with property, local tribes have established a custom that sons or brothers can inherit their wives, and the local people have been able to pass it on.
4. The reason for the implementation is that the local population is sparse and polygamy is introduced. The population of the local tribe is very sparse, and the economy is underdeveloped, and people can only ensure the development and continuation of the tribe through such a system. It is worth mentioning that the local polygamy system is practiced,
5. Actual cases. It can be said that it is a super large family.
In today's world, there are very few countries that allow polygamy, only a few in Africa still have such a system, and the practice of inheriting the "wife" of a father or brother is only continuing in parts of the more backward Cameroon.
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