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Fictive KinshipA noted Gurung tradition is the institution of Rodi where teenagers form fictive kinship bonds and become Rodi members to socialize, perform communal tasks, and find marriage partners. In Western culture, a person may refer to close friends of one's parents as "aunt" or "uncle", or may refer to close friends as "brother"or "sister". This practice is also called fictive kinship.
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