It is customary that the groom does not consummate the marriage with his bride until seven days have passed. Although they are devoted and there is no separation between them, they consider this an honor for her and do not reproach her, because they say the first night is in honor of her father, the second in honor of her mother, and the third in honor of her brother, if she has one. This continues until the seven days are complete. Whoever hastens and breaks the seal before then is shamed for it, and they say, "He was hasty." However, if the circumstances necessitate it, then by God's will. There are strange customs among them: a woman does not eat in front of her husband or any other men. If her husband enters while she is eating, she gets up and leaves. This is considered modesty among them, and they look down upon a woman who eats in front of a man. When I was there and saw this, I said to them, "You are ashamed to eat with a man, but you are not ashamed to sleep with him, and he enters between your thighs, lies on you, and sees your private parts and what you are like." They said, "That is for intimacy, but opening her mouth and putting food in it in front of a man is an ugly thing." Among their customs is that a man does not take his bride to his house and consummate the marriage with her until she has borne two or three children. If he asks to move her with him before that, she refuses, and divorce may occur between them because of that. Among their customs is that she never mentions his name, but always...