In northwestern Pakistan, marriages are usually arranged by parents and families. The lavish weddings are a time of joy and celebration for the families, friends and relatives of the bride and the groom. RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal correspondent Majeed Babar recently attended a traditional Pashtun wedding in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar Valley.
A Pashtun Wedding In Peshawar
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The groom also gets his fingers dyed with henna.
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A traditional swirling dance is part of the ceremony.
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Holding currency laced with henna symbolizes hopes that the bride will have a prosperous life.
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The newly weds.