The Kite Runner

the kite runner

why didn't Amir and Soraya have the traditional engagement period before their wedding?

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Traditionally, lafz is followed by an engagement party called Shirini-kori and an engagement period, but everyone agreed that they should skip it because Baba was so close to death. Baba spent almost all the money he had left on the traditional Afghan wedding ceremony, called awroussi.

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