Weeding customs

Muslim weeding customs

-first step boy’s family ask for a girl
->the family had to be from the same equal status
->good behavior e.g. not criminal
-a girl is selected from family
-choose a relative or a friend to check out the girl
-couple meets
->arranged marriage set
-the boy as to give a gift to the girl
->financially independent

Hindu weeding customs

-the girl’s family has to make the first step
-the girl’s marry with 18 years (spinster)
-the boy’s marry with 20-25 years (bachelor)
-the women have to pay for their men (dowry)
(-caste system)

Modernized weeding customs (for middle class)
-first advertisements
-coffee or a meal on their own either at home/restaurants (before decide to commit)
-allowed to rejects suitors
-engagements can last 6 moths
-cull out what is most oppressive in the traditional system