When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Arranged marriage - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arranged_marriage

    Arranged marriage. Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures, a professional matchmaker may be used to find a spouse for a young person.

  3. Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex...

    In Poland, support for same sex marriages has increased from 17% in 2006 [119] to 45% in 2019, [120] according to Eurobarometer; other polls show a majority supporting registered partnerships. [121] [122] In the European Union, support tends to be the lowest in Bulgaria, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Lithuania. The average percentage ...

  4. 2017 Malawat poisoning - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Malawat_poisoning

    Around October 2017 police accused 21-year-old Aasia (alt. Asiya) [1] Bibi, her alleged boyfriend Muhammad Shahid, and her aunt [2] of conspiring to mix rat poison into Aasia's husband's milk. [3] According to the police, her husband refused the glass of milk, whereupon Aasia's mother-in-law innocently added the poisoned milk to a family vat ...

  5. Recognition of same-sex unions by country - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex...

    The Congress of the state of Tamaulipas passed a same-sex marriage law on 26 October 2022; it was the final state to legalize same-sex marriage. [86] On 21 December 2009, the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City (formerly the Federal District of Mexico City) legally recognized same-sex marriages and adoption by same-sex couples.

  6. Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessing_ceremony_of_the...

    The Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony (축복결혼식), often abbreviated to Blessing, is a large-scale wedding, or a marriage rededication ceremony, sponsored by the Unification Church. It is given to married or engaged couples. Through it, members of the Unification Church believe that the couple is removed from the lineage of sinful humanity ...

  7. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weddings_in_India

    In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [13] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [14] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [15] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.

  8. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arranged_marriage_in_the...

    Arranged marriages vary widely by region and community across the Indian subcontinent. The marriage process usually begins with a realization in the family that a child is old enough to marry. For a girl, it is during her graduation or early twenties; for a boy, it is after he is 'settled', with a decent job and consistent earnings.

  9. Bride buying in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_buying_in_India

    Bride buying in India is the practice of forced arranged marriages through human trafficking. Brides are commonly referred to as "paro" (from the far side) or "molki" (one who has a price) within this framework. The brides are sold by their parents to human traffickers who transport and sell them within relatively wealthier regions of Northern ...