list three ways in which our Canadian traditions vary from Afghans when it comes to weddings. chapter 12

- Parents must first be asked for permission before any wedding takes place.

- The wedding is actually a few days long.

- Baba spent almost all the money he had left on the traditional Afghan wedding ceremony, called awroussi. According to the ceremony, Amir and Soraya were left alone together under a veil to gaze at each other's reflections in a mirror.