A Traditional Pakistani Engagement

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1. ZZ
   

    According to Islamic beliefs marriages are settled in heaven. Islam states that before marriage the couple is not permitted even to sit together so the traditional way of this ceremony is different in Islam than any other religion. 

   As Pakistan is Islamic state so most of the people living in Pakistan follow the Islamic traditions but there is no doubt an influence of west world in Pakistan and also of Indian culture as well. But most of the population still stick with the rules defined according to Islam and just only the ring is gifted to the fiancees at the time of engagement. In some families ring is also gifted to fiances at the time of engagement or a wrist watch. And rest Jacob had already explained that there is an exchange of gifts and refreshments among both the families to show love and respect to each other. 

   Engagement is basically a promise that the couple is now engaged with each other and they are going to be married after a defined time period.  

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2. Jacob
   

   Islamic Republic of Pakistan is made in the name of Islam. Where majority of the population is Muslim. There are many tribes and they all had got their own ways to celebrate this tradition according to their own norms and beliefs about the engagement ceremony.
   But as most of the population is Muslim so it is almost the same through out the country. Only difference is with those families who had modernized them selves with the culture adoption with west. Or in those families who are highly influenced with the Drama serial's of Star plus.
   Engagement basically is not only counted as to be relation of two in fact in Pakistan it is considered as joining of two families. Family system is very much strong in Pakistan. People have to walk along with the family members in every ceremony to share the feelings with the rest of the family.
   In a traditional Engagement, The couple is never allowed to sit together because of the Islamic norms because they cannot share each other before "Nikkah" the official agreement to become husband and wife. So the engagement ceremony might prolong over two days.
   On day one the family to male pay visit to the female which is to become fiancees and on day two female's family pay visit to male which is to become the fiances. The ceremony is usually very colorful and all the family members fully participate in the ceremony. In Pakistan most of the people like the rest of the world use a gold or diamond ring to engage the relationship which after certain time period is to be converted into marriage. According to the traditions of Pakistan the female's family distribute cloths to all the members of the male's family at the time of engagement along with the engagement dress of the male and other gifts to him as well. And the male's family give gifts and jewelery along with the engagement dress to the female.
   Refreshments are being shared between two families and a combine 'Duwa-e-Khair' is also offered at the end of the ceremony. Engagement defines they the fiancees and fiances are to be married after certain time period.

    

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3. ~LiBrI@N~
   

   this custom varies area vize. in punjab usualy only a ring ceremony is done by both families to GIRL.

   boy and girl dont sit together in this ceremony. boy's parents wear a ring to girl.

   but now a days effected by media.... so families enjoy it more as they do it on stage wid boy and girl sitting together.

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