Posted on 08/30/2005 3:44:01 AM PDT by nuconvert
Iran police announce ban on wedding celebrations
Tue. 30 Aug 2005
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 30 – Iran’s State Security Forces announced in a statement on Tuesday that street-celebrations during weddings were banned and that the police would crack down on any “Joy Caravans” (celebrations in cars).
The SSF statement said that such celebrations in the streets caused public disorder.
“The State Security Forces would prevent any forms of actions or attempts under the pretext of joy caravans, which disrupt social order and the citizens’ peace, so as to protect the rights of citizens and create peace for individuals and society.
Last week, Tehran’s chief prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi announced that a new crackdown would commence to root out “troublemakers”.
The hard-line daily Kayhan quoted Mortazavi as saying, “There are various methods to ensure public security and peace. Combating troublemakers is an important such method”.
Authorities routinely refer to anti-government activists as trouble-makers.
Sounds like they are really scared.
In other news, Iran’s State Security Forces also announced that beginning next Monday, no Iranian citizen will be permitted to have fun. Anyone observed having fun will be subject to immediate arrest and an indeterminate term of imprisonment (Virtue Officers will decide the term in each individual case).
They realize that they're losing control of their population, and they're cracking down on all sorts of things. IOW - they're trying to return to the iron-fisted control of the 80's.
They are turning Iran into a prison state just
like the Taliban dod in Afghanistan...and will
generate the same kind "loyalty" that they did.
>B-)
...they're trying to return to the iron-fisted control of the 80's.
Yes, and the mullahocracy is likely to succeed in its vicious, retrograde ambitions unless we ratchet up the pressure on them and really begin to assist ordinary Iranians in their efforts to free themselves.
As Michael Ledeen says, faster, please!
They're banning wedding celebrations? They must be expecting an imminent American attack.
Can't have any joy, no siree. Caves & wife beatings, nothing more.
You may be trying to be absurd, but that was the reality in Talibanic Afghanistan, where they banned chess and even kite flying.
Not to mention music.
That's pretty much how Saudi is too, from what I understand.
" Replace the word "Iran" with "Germany", "
I wish I could, but Saeed Mortazavi is a heartless, ruthless, sadistic sob, and the intent of this crackdown can be described in one word....Control.
You may be trying to be absurd, but that was the reality in Talibanic Afghanistan, where they banned chess and even kite flying.Not to mention music.
That's pretty much how Saudi is too, from what I understand.
I know. My weak attempts at humor are pretty much always reality-based. Of course, there's nothing funny about the mullahocracy, but ridicule is the only weapon I'm able to bring to bear against them.
Most of you that have written these replies seem to me to be a bunch of ignorant Americans. When you have no idea about the customs of Iran and wedding traditions, you should not give ANY opinions at all on this issue.
What this article has stated does NOT ban weddings in Iran. In Iran, there are two wedding ceremonies. One in which the bride and groom legally become husband and wife, with the attendance of only their closest family and sometimes friends. They receive gifts and the ceremony is led by a religious figure. This part of the wedding ceremony can be compared to the church part of Christian weddings.
The second ceremony that is usually held the same day is the wedding reception. For MOST families in Iran, this is a huge reception including food, drinks (yes, even alcoholic), dancing (Iranians LOVES dancing), etc. Iranian families usually hire bands to sing at their weddings. All of the guests (both male and female) are in the same room, most of the women aren't wearing scarves, and so forth. If you were to walk into this wedding you couldn't tell by their clothing that they are Iranian.
What this article refers to is the custom that follows the wedding reception. It is custom for the close family and friends of the bride and groom to follow the bride and groom's car to their house. It is USUALLY a custom for the bride to remain a virgin until her wedding night (this custom is slowly fading away in the current generation of Iranian youth). So, the wedding night is considered a big night for the bride and groom. The number of cars range from 5 to 20 that follow the bride and groom's car that is decorated with flowers. They go through the streets, honking their horns, playing music VERY loudly from their car stereos, and dancing out of the car windows. This event usually occurs from about 12 AM to 3 AM after wedding receptions are over.
So, for you ignorant Americans that had no idea, they want to ban the horn honking and dancing in the streets at 2 AM, NOT the actual wedding reception!!!!
Plus, this is something that NOBODY can ban. Iranian people are very much into traditions. They love their culture, and nobody can make them give it up.
Apparently, you aren't familiar with American weddings, or you'd know that there isn't much of a difference as far as the order of events : ceremony > reception > bride & groom drive off. And this is a diverse country, so we have other cultures here (besides Iranians) that have a similar tradition of the procession of cars following the bride & broom after the reception. The only difference is, they don't usually occur at 12 AM to 3 AM. So, I think just about everyone on the thread understood what the article was talking about. I don't think anyone on the thread thought that Mortazavi wants to ban the reception itself.
"Plus, this is something that NOBODY can ban. Iranian people are very much into traditions. They love their culture, and nobody can make them give it up."
I know the crackdowns in Iran have increased and I hope the people DO stand up to any ban like this.
I would usually say 'welcome to FR' to a new person here, but since you included insults in your comments, I will hold off on the welcome for now.
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