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Unlike all the other Muslim weddings, the story for tying the knot between a man and woman starts with an official proposal or an engagement ceremony. For a start, when a couple wants to get married, the groom will send a proposal to the bride's home. The family observes her, approves her for the son and tells the husband or other sons about the bride's family.

What follows is a series of events that will end in the couple coming together as husband and wife. When the bride's family accepts the man's proposal, they will send a "Deesmal" to the man's family to signify that they have approved the proposal. In the local Afghan language, the occasion that the bride's family shows a willingness to accept the proposal referred to as "Shirini" means sweets. In most cases, it is the elders from the family of the groom who takes the Deesmal.

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