Dowry Versus Bride Price
"Dowry" refers to money, goods or property that a woman brings into the marriage - it is paid by the woman's family to the man's family. Dowry is practiced mainly in South Asian countries, such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
"Bride price" refers to money, goods or propriety paid by the groom or his family to the parents of the bride. It is paid by the groom's family to the bride herself. Bride price is practiced specially in Arab countries, some parts of South-East Asia like Thailand and Cambodia, parts of Central Asia, and in much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Famous quotes containing the words dowry, bride and/or price:
“As groceries in a pantry gleam and smile
Because they are important weights
Bought with the metal minutes of your pay,
So do these hours stand in solid rows,
The dowry for a use in common life.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
“The photograph is married to the eye,
Grafts on its bride one-sided skins of truth....”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“... we performers are monsters. We are a totally different, far-out race of people. I totally and completely admit, with no qualms at all, my egomania, my selfishness, coupled with a really magnificent voice.”
—Leontyne Price (b. 1927)