The guests at an Afghan wedding tend to wear new clothing with traditional forms. The female guests wear all their finery and jewels. Brides traditionally wear red or green clothing, although many modern brides wear white dresses based on Western fashions.

Who pays for an Afghan wedding?

The grooms family pays for the wedding celebration. It frequently lasts a night or a day, but can last for three days.

What is dismal Afghan?

Pure Indian Banarasi silk Dismal (handkerchief). It is in Afghan tradition when a guy comes and asks for a girls hand, if the family agrees, they give the guy a Dismal with sweets .This product is 85X85 cm and can hold up to 5 kgs (11 pounds) of sweets.

What is Afghan Shirni?

Shirini -- which literally means sweets in Persian language (shirin = sweet) and its Dari variant spoken in Afghanistan—is the euphemism commonly used for bribes. In Afghanistan this has taken place under the Karzai administration.

What does Shirini mean in Farsi?

Shirini -- which literally means sweets in Persian language (shirin = sweet) and its Dari variant spoken in Afghanistan—is the euphemism commonly used for bribes.

What does Shirni mean?

Shirni is home made cooked or uncooked sweetmeats for distribution among people to get their blessing to realize an undeclared motive. The word shirni is of Persian origin. With expectations for boons and blessings from the Almighty, Muslims customarily distribute shirni among people on various Islamic festivals.