... for those in a higher caste to ensure that a family continues its caste, religious traditions, and financial status. Marrying outside of your caste is frowned upon by Indian society. Parents would only marry off their children to an individual with the same financial status and ... centuries ago, it remains relevant in Indian society. Additionally, child marriage was prevailing. Child marriage was a way to restrict children from marrying outside their caste and community. Though today it is banned, it still remains relevant but secretly. There has been an evolution in arranged marriages....

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... waver. Chest Bottom Money Before packing up the dowry, the parents would normally tuck in some money or jewelry at the bottom corners of one of the four chests, and the custom is called "Weigh down the Chest Bottom", in hope for the girl to stay ... , as soon as the sedan is lifted from the ground, the bride's family will splash a basin of water just outside the gate. The clear water symbolizes the virtue and purity of the bride. And by creating the scene in public, the bride's family wants to show the neighbors ... of compensation. The marital system in ancient China provides them with...

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