In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, bridegrooms are expected to pay not only for their weddings, but also all the related expenses, including several huge prewedding parties and money for the bride’s family, a kind of reverse dowry. Extravagant weddings, a mainstay of modern Afghan life and an important measure of social status, were banned by the Taliban, which also outlawed beauty parlors and the instrumental music that is traditional at wedding parties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/world/asia/14weddings.html?ex=1358053200&en=c99425239d069601&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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