<P> Here, the dowry is known as dewedda . The payment of dowry in Sri Lanka has a strong tradition, and has been connected to family violence . However its importance is declining, and violence related to it is not as common as in other South Asian countries, though it still exists . </P> <P> Dowry is called Jehez in Afghanistan, and is separate from Mahr, sherbaha, and brideprice (locally called walwar, toyana, or qalyn). </P> <P> A large dowry is sometimes expected, and given, in Afghanistan; some houses are almost emptied so that the daughter may make a grand show at the wedding . Items included in a dowry depend on the resources of the bride's family and the demands made by the groom's family . Embroidery is traditionally included in a dowry, as is land, money, jewelry such as necklaces and pazab, shoes, shawls, carpets, bedding, furniture, crockery, mirrors, clocks and such items . The dowry is transferred from bride's family house to the groom's family house one day before the wedding day in a ritual ceremony with band and a procession, which typically adopts the longest route in the residential area for the Afghan community to see the dowry being given by the bride's family . </P> <P> Afghanistan has both dowry and bride price, although the practice differs between different tribal and ethnic groups . In Afghanistan, a marriage typically requires two kinds of payments: a mahr, which typically consists of livestock, property and money, and in practice often takes the form of a bride price paid to the woman's family; and a dowry brought by the bride to her husband's home which may include various goods such as clothing, bedding and household utensils . The nature of dowry the bride brings often influences how she is treated when she arrives at her husband's home . Parents frequently arrange marriages for daughters at a young age, in order to end their economic responsibility for their daughter . </P>

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