marriages

Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt

The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time.

Youth conversing with suitors
Young men courting a youth in a garden. From the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the chapter "A Father Advises His Son About Love". Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.