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Iran to allow weddings in mosques: television
TEHRAN, Aug 4 (AFP) - Iran's religious authorities have decided to let young couples marry in mosques for a nominal fee in order to cut mounting wedding expenses, state television said Tuesday.
The decision, a first for Iran, is also intended to bring young people closer to religious sites and to encourage them to marry "without worrying about the expenses incurred with wedding ceremonies," the television said, citing a religious official who manages mosques.
The Shiite Moslem majority country has more than 40,000 mosques which are used for collective prayers and funerals.
Young Iranians frequently complain about the increasing costs of getting married in homes or hotels.
Out of a population of 60 million, Iran has 37 million people below the age of 24.
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