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VEDA (India, Sri Lanka)
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Veda
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See also: Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Veda child marriage was said to be
consummated before puberty (Metschnikoff, [1910:p117])[1]. Shashi (1978:p48)[2]: “The young children
start their sexual activities by massaging the older children, and are only
then “initiated” into actual intercourse. Intercourse begins at age 5 or 6,
initiated by an adolescent or adult: “A big girl teaches a little boy by
letting him fondle her breasts and hug her. Then she opens and spreads her
legs and makes the little boy lie on her breasts. She shows him how to open
her clothes and insert the little penis with his hand””.
“Marriage takes place at an early age;
it is said that girls sometimes married before puberty, and as we heard this
at Henebedda, Bandaraduwa, and Onuni, we see no reason to doubt the truth of
this statement. We are indebted to Mr. Frederick Lewis for the information
that this is a common practise among Tamils”[3].
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. VolumeI. World Reference Atlas. 0.2 ed. 2004. Berlin:
Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology, Berlin
Last
revised: Sept 2004
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