Bride kidnapping

[spiral]

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/kyrgyzstan/thestory.html

I saw this a couple of weeks back, on pbs.

[Anonymouse]

I bet they have one of the lowest divorce rates.

[patlajan]

My favorite part was when the groom's family were telling the first girl "she was lucky to be kidnapped at all".

[spiral]

I like the scarf over the head part... 'oh noo....not the scarf!'

....curious. Armenians have the term "axchik paxsnel". Was it similar to this in the old days in Armenia? I always thought it was like eloping, but they just called it "paxtsnel" since the father didn't agree with the marriage.

[Anonymouse]

Yea, they have that in the villages and stuff mostly. But nowadays, given that the villages are abandoned and desolate, Armenians, along with their traditions are fading. Hehe

[dstyle]

From what I've heard the girl would agree big difference. lol

[sSsflamesSs]

Vay! Axchkas taran, axchkas taran! Taran! Taran! *cue music*

[jilbagh]

what? no horses carrying the bride and groom inside?

[sleuth]

Vay! Axchkas taran, axchkas taran! Taran! Taran! *cue music*

I can imagine you dancing around your hard drive

[violette829]

Jilbagh..from what I hear, they have camels instead. And if the girl is really lucky, the camel will spit on her head, as a sign of good fortune. Then the groom has to lick the saliva off his bride's head, as a symbol of domination....


That was made up. Sorry

Yea, on a serious note: My friend's sister was "pakhtsnel(ed) like a week before they wanted to come to the United States. She didn't even know the guy she was taken by. She was walking with her friends when one night, his mother, father, and brother grabbed her and dragged her into the car. Obviously my friend's parents found out who he was and beat his ass... They didn't know she was from a Parskahye family so when they found out, they made her call her parents to come pick her up. Dang....Hyeastansis sure don't like us!!!