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Bridal couples arrive for a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Lebanese-Palestinian Committee for Development, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, Sept 29. Fifty Palestinian couples and their families and relatives took part in the ceremony held under the auspices of Lebanese MP Bahia Hariri, sister of late Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Bridal couples dance during a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Lebanese-Palestinian Committee for Development, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, Sept.29.
Wael Hamzeh / EPA
Bridal couples arrive for a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Lebanese-Palestinian Committee for Development, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, Sept. 29.
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Palestinians participate in a group wedding in Saida - as people do the world over - because it's drastically, drastically cheaper that way. They participate in a group wedding so they can afford a reception where their family and friends can attend. They participate in a group wedding because they're the poorest, most marginalized community in Lebanon (fafsweb.aub.edu.lb/aub-unrwa/). Palestinian refugees in Lebanon cannot legally work, making it rather difficult for them to ensure themselves and their children a decent quality of life, let alone accumulate the money needed for a fancy wedding. They participate in a group wedding because it's the only way they can get married.