1 People give gifts for weddings for different reasons. Usually, people
Want to help the bride and groom. Many countries have their own
Customs In the United States, both families give gifts to the couple. In
Other places ,the customs are very different .
2 In India, the groom’s family asks for a large payment from the bride’s
Family. The payment is called a dowry . Sometimes the payment is a
Special gifts with a brand name. For example , some families ask for a
Singer sewing machine or a sony television set . Sometimes the payment
Is money. The money may be equal to the family’s salary for two or three
Years. Both families agree about the money .They agree on how much
Money the bride’s family can afford to pay Some Indian families do not
Like to have many daughters. It is too expensive ! Today in Indian , a woman
With a large salary is the same as a woman with a large dowry .
3 In the Middle East , the bride ‘s family asks for a large amount of
Money from the groom .The gifts is called a mahr . The mahr is money and
Sometimes land or a home . In Saudi Arabia, the groom gives a lot of
Money .He buys clothes for the bride for one year and buys furniture for
Their new home. Ridh couples get expensive gifts from both parents The
Parents often give nice furniture or a new car.
4 At one time I Saudi Arabia , the mahr for a bride was very , very high .
Men could not afford to marry Saudi Arabian women. They married
Women from Lebanon and Egypt . This was bad for Saudi women .Soon
Many Saudi women did not have husbands. The government made new
Rules . They made it hard to marry a foreigner . Another Middle Eastern
Country, Oman , had problems, too. Soldiers in the army could not afford
To get married The sultan of Oman made t a law against large mahr
Payments . This helped couples in Oman to get married .
5 A wedding is a very special and important time . People give gifts for
Different reasons, but one thing is the same. Everybody wants to help the
Bride and groom start s happy life together .
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