Van Ginnip's concept of "rites of passage" talks about marriage and the matric dance is seen as a stepping stone to the future as is marriage in the sense of choose the "right" partner. Wedding ceremonies and traditions take place as well as some traditions and ceremonies preceding the matric dance, such as choosing the perfect dress, partner, arriving at the prom, and family celebrations before the prom, etc. Since marriage is seen as an essentially social act, so matric dance is also seen as. Like marriage, matric dance also has an economic aspect. Before marriage, families must approve each other's partners. Later, the parents approve of the couple before going to the freshman dance. Since the marriage of eighteen year olds, in African traditions, is seen as a step towards adulthood, so the matric dance is given so much importance. The way marriage ceremonies are seen as analogous so are matric dance ceremonies. Just as marriage establishes girls and boys in the category of sexually adult women and men, so the matric dance appears to mean. The pressure of the freshman dance is immense especially on women, with pressures related to dress, partner, hair and makeup, car and entrance, related to the pressure of marriage. Social expectations must be met, thus incurring a significant amount of debt for the “big night.” The before and after party are very important, as is tradition before and after the wedding, where the before is reserved for the family and the after for friends where alcohol is important. The freshman dance is seen as a more “characteristic” event, like a wedding ceremony, and not the usual “rabble” party, which is usually the after party. It is seen as a male-female event, not a place for homosexuality as marriage is mostly seen.......in the middle of the card......and the reasons and objects involved in them may vary depending on the type of family that is created. Marriage always has an economic aspect, of varying importance, and the acts of economic importance. Once all the rites are over, a party is organized for the closest relatives. In most cultural traditions the boy must meet the girl and her family to ask for her hand in marriage. After the procession, the spouses see each other in complete freedom. Currently, among the Kol, marriage is celebrated between the ages of 16 and 18 for boys and between 14 and 16 for girls. Often the future husband is put to the test. The fact that marriage ceremonies can be analogous and sometimes identical in every detail, so too is the matric dance. Marriage establishes the girl and boy in the category of socially adult men and women, so the matrix dance similarly establishes it.