WHERE GIRLS PROPOSE.
A curious custom prevails in Himia, one of the little islands of the Greek Archipelago, The girls of thia tiny isle exercise the right to propose to the men! ln e inhabitants of Himia aro engaged almost, entirely i n B ponge fishing. When a girl desires to marry, sh 0 waits until she haa obtained the number of sponges from the sea thai corresponds with the number of years she has lived. These ?he places in a silk net, which she presents to the man of her choice Should .he refuse, his chances of obtaining another :br.de are remote,va ß usually th 3 Human paidena ihun bJia aa a punishment*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18025, 25 February 1922, Page 4 (Supplement)
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114WHERE GIRLS PROPOSE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18025, 25 February 1922, Page 4 (Supplement)
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