Courtship
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Series: Comparisons
Duration: 60
Year Published: 1961
Creator: National Film Board of Canada
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: sound
Description: Contrasts the courtship and dating customs of Eastern and Western cultures. Customs in Sicily include matchmaking, chaperoning and dowry. The Iranian custom of investigation by the families is examined. Going steady, engagement and the shower are present in the courtship of a Canadian couple. The age-old rituals of Indian betrothal are also presented. Part I discusses Sicily and India; part 2 discusses Iran and Canada.
Complete Record: Contrasts the courtship and dating customs of Eastern and Western cultures. Customs in Sicily include matchmaking, chaperoning and dowry. The Iranian custom of investigation by the families is examined. Going steady, engagement and the shower are present in the courtship of a Canadian couple. The age-old rituals of Indian betrothal are also presented. Part I discusses Sicily and India; part 2 discusses Iran and Canada.
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