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The Marriage Law
The Marriage Law of 1950 guarantees everyone the freedom to choose his or her marriage partner. -
Hindu Marriage Act
Laws and Restrictions on Arranged Marriages that applies to any form of Hindu and hindu based religions. -
Marriage Percentage
It is estimated that 70 per cent of weddings were arranged. -
Dowry Prohibition Act
It decrees , "to give, tale, or demand a dowry is an offense punishable by imprisonment and fines" http://www.indiankanoon.org/search/?formInput=dowry%20prohibition%20act%2C%201961 -
Bridal Dowry
Female is worth 7 horses and 2 goats and if she is beautiful 25 goats and 200 horses, (India). http://rajkamal.hubpages.com/hub/india-dowry -
New marriage law
Chinese government intoduced it by setting the legal age of women at 20 years old and 22 years for men to marry. Confirmed governments approval for free-chioce marriage, right to divorce, and abolition of child marriages. http://www.china.org.cn/features/60years/2009-09/16/content_18538080.htm -
FAUZIA’S WEDDING
2 kinds fo arranged marriages in Pakistan : semi- arranged and fully arranged marriages, Fauzia got engaged in 1981 in a ceremony called "maghni". http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/arranged-marriages-in-pakistan-persist-4983.html -
Less Marriages are being arranged
Only 25-30% of marriages are arranged in Japan -
Couples do not date
Exist in cultures where Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism are predominant religions. http://factsanddetails.com/Asian.php?itemid=2605&catid=62&subcatid=407 -
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