ABSTRACT
When the wedding and the ceremonies mentioned at the end of the previous chapter are over, the young wife may still for some time be subject to certain restrictions. At Fez she must remain inside the house for two months, or at least six weeks, not even being allowed to go on the roof. At Tangier she was formerly obliged to stay at home for a whole year, but this period has been reduced to three or four months. In Andjra and among the Aiṯ Wäryâġäl there seems to be a rule that she should keep to the house and its immediate neighbourhood for forty days, but in the former tribe at least the time, as a matter of fact, varies considerably according to the circumstances.
