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Tag Archives: Marriage

27Aug/17

The high price of saying ‘I do’ in China

August 27, 2017Human InterestAnthropology, CHEN XUELING, China, Engagement, Laura Frykberg, London, Marriage, United Kingdom, Wedding, Wedding photographysmbale

For some couples in China, money is no object when it comes to getting the perfect wedding photographs. Laura Frykberg reports. Continue reading →

20Aug/17

Woman’s long-lost ring found on carrot in vegetable patch

August 20, 2017Food and DrinkAlberta, Armena, Camrose County, Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Engagement, Engagement ring, Fingers, Geography of Canada, Marriage, Mary Grams, Ringssmbale

ARMENA, ALBERTA, CANADA (AUGUST 16, 2017) (CBC) – Alberta resident, Mary Grams, found her long-lost ring on a carrot growing in her vegetable patch. Grams lost her diamond engagement ring in 2004 while pulling weeds on her family farm in Armena, Alberta, CBC reported. Continue reading →

15Jun/17

Colombia recognises first three-man marriage as legal

June 15, 2017Human InterestAmericas, Articles, Colombia, Country: Colombia, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, John Alejandro Rodriguez, Law/Crime, Love, Manuel Jose Burmedez, Marriage, Medellin, Polyamory, RCN Televisión, Same-sex marriage, Sexual fidelity, Sexuality and society, The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, Victor Hugo Pradasmbale

SHOWS: MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA (JUNE 12, 2017) (RCN TV) – Three men in Colombia have gained legal recognition for a “polyamorous” marriage, a first for the conservative Catholic country. Continue reading →

07Mar/17

Wife-Carrying Championship drama in the UK

March 7, 2017FamilyAle, Australia, City: Dorking, Country: Australia, Country: United Kingdom, Dorking, George Mihalik, his Kirsty Jones, Jack McKendrick, James Inge, Marriage, McKendrick, Obstacle racing, Racing, Slippery, Sport in Finland, Sports, United Kingdom, Wife carryingsmbale

Slippery fun at Wife-Carrying Championship in England.

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12Feb/17

Won’t solemnise weddings without proof of toilets, declare Muslim imams in northern India

February 12, 2017Human InterestAnthropology, Bathrooms, Country: India, Haryana, Humanities, Hygiene, Imam, India, Marriage, Mewat, Moeen Khan, Narendra Modi, Public health, Public toilets, Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Mission, Toilets, Urinal, Wedding, Yahae Karimsmbale

In a unique move, over 1,200 Muslim imams in India’s northern Haryana state declare that they will not solemnise a wedding without proofs of toilets at the residences of prospective brides and grooms.
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20Sep/16

Angelina Jolie seeks divorce from Brad Pitt, ending Hollywood power couple

September 20, 2016CelebrityActors, American people of German descent, Angelina, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Child custody, Divorce, Divorce in the United States, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Family, Family law, Film, Human Interest, Jolie, LGBT, Los Angeles, Marcheline, Marriage, People Magazine, Pitt, Robert Offer, United Statessmbale

Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt and seeks full physical custody of their six children with visitation rights for Pitt.

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27Nov/15

Number of African child brides to soar by 2050 as population grows: U.N.

November 27, 2015SocialA.U., Africa, Arranged marriage, Articles, BOROMA, Bride price, Child marriage, Child marriage in Afghanistan, Childhood, Divorce, Dowry, Female genital mutilation, Girl, Humans, Lusaka, Marriage, Social institutions, Somalia, Types of marriage, U.N. Children's Agency, UNICEF, Zambiasmbale

In a new report released by U.N. Children’s Agency (UNICEF), the organisation warns that the number of child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050, if current practices continue. Just over one in three African girls marry before the age of 18, most commonly in poor, rural families which often receive a bride price or dowry in exchange for their daughter.

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24Aug/15

Florida State Attorney Jeffrey Ashton says he committed no crime on the cheating website, Ashley Madison, and will not resign

August 24, 2015PoliticsAffair, Articles, Ashley Madison, Ashton, Casual sex, Family, Infidelity, Jeff Ashton, Jeffrey Ashton, Marriage, Orlando, Philosophy of love, Sexual fidelity, Sins, Social institutions, United Statessmbale

Florida State Attorney Jeffrey Ashton says he committed no crime on the Ashley Madison infidelity website and will not resign his post.

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06Jul/15

Wife carrying world championships held in Finland

July 6, 2015Human InterestAnnelise, Bulent Ceylan, Ceylan, Eero Pitkanen, Finland, Hasselhoff, Humans, Jared, Jared Hasselhoff, Marriage, Obstacle racing, Racing, Recreation, Sari Viljanen, Sonkajärvi, Sport in Finland, Sports, Viljanen, Ville Parviainen, Wife carrying, World Championshipsmbale

SONKAJÄRVI, FINLAND (REUTERS) – For brides who want to relive the joy of being carried over the threshold on their wedding night, they can!

The 20th annual Wife Carrying World Championship in central Finland featured 60 couples from 14 countries, drawing more than 8,000 spectators.
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15Mar/15

Indian bride calls off wedding as groom fails maths test

March 15, 2015Human InterestAnthropology, Articles, Bengali culture, Bengali Hindu wedding, Culture, Groom, India, Kanpur, Marriage, Punjabi culture, Ram Baran, Rekha, Social institutions, South Asian wedding, Uttar Pradesh, Wedding, Wedding customs by countrysmbale

An Indian bride walks out of her arranged wedding after the groom fails to solve a simple mathematics problem in northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

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