Even though bride kidnapping is a widely accepted custom in Kazakhstan, the bride in “Stealing the Bride” clearly does not want any part of the tradition.
Photo: Europics
[From article]
But instead of a blushing bride-to-be enjoying her big day, the shocking video shows a frightened girl being seized from her home and forced into marrying someone against her will.
Forcibly seizing a woman and marrying her is very common in Kazakhstan, according to CEN.
[. . .]
Once she arrives, the girls in his family will dress the kidnapped bride in a special neckerchief called an Oramal — something Kazakh women must accept to show their “consent” to marriage.
The process of accepting this garment can often take days of being locked up, but money almost always plays a role in saying yes.
“Often the families of the victims agree because the groom pays them a lot of money,”
http://nypost.com/2014/10/13/bride-kidnapping-caught-on-video/
Bride kidnapping caught on video
By Chris Perez
New York Post
October 13, 2014 | 10:11am
[From article]
But instead of a blushing bride-to-be enjoying her big day, the shocking video shows a frightened girl being seized from her home and forced into marrying someone against her will.
Forcibly seizing a woman and marrying her is very common in Kazakhstan, according to CEN.
[. . .]
Once she arrives, the girls in his family will dress the kidnapped bride in a special neckerchief called an Oramal — something Kazakh women must accept to show their “consent” to marriage.
The process of accepting this garment can often take days of being locked up, but money almost always plays a role in saying yes.
“Often the families of the victims agree because the groom pays them a lot of money,”
http://nypost.com/2014/10/13/bride-kidnapping-caught-on-video/
Bride kidnapping caught on video
By Chris Perez
New York Post
October 13, 2014 | 10:11am
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