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law marriage ad in advance arranged suppose traditions

Talking about traditions
Visitor: I saw a procession coming down that hill. What was it?
The country’s national: A wedding, I . I saw them carrying the bride in
a sort of chair supported on wooden poles.
V.: Shall we hurry up to get a better look?
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C.N.: It‘ll be a waste of time. They are probably gone by now.
V.: Ah, what a pity. Could you tell me something about the marriage
here?
C.N.: With pleasure. You know many Indians live together in big families,
particularly in villages.
V.: But surely, when a young man gets married, he …
C.N.: No, he doesn‘t set up a house of his own but brings his bride to the
family home.
V.: But nowadays at least he chooses his bride himself, doesn‘t he?
C.N.: Not necessarily. Most marriages are and the bride is chosen by the
young man‘s parents or elders.
V.: I hear dowries are forbidden by now, aren‘t they?
C.N.: That‘s true, changes are taking place. Girls now get married later and are
more educated. By the way, education is becoming more and more important, even
replacing a dowry.
V.: That‘s fine. But one other thing … I was surprised to see a in a
newspaper the other day.
C.N.: Oh, that. Well marriage advertisements in the papers are not unusual.
These ads may be placed by the parents of the boy or girl and answered by the
parents of the prospective match.
V.: Not by the boys or girls themselves?
C.N.: No, never, only by the parents. Actually parents spend much of their time
arranging marriages for their children.
V.: How very interesting, quite unlike European countries.

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