Crisis forces Greeks to skimp on weddings, funerals

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Crisis forces Greeks to skimp on weddings, funerals

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/crisis-forces-greeks-skimp-weddings-funerals-183753520.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F8qkTca64X7sLASl82L4Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-21T183753Z_1_CBRE91K1FRA00_RTROPTP_2_EUROZONE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A couple kiss in front of the parliament building during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens" align="left" title="A couple kiss in front of the parliament building during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens" border="0" /></a>ATHENS (Reuters) - Fewer Greeks are walking down the aisle as their country's deep economic crisis takes a toll on their famously lavish weddings, an age-old ritual that has become an unbearable cost for those struggling to make ends meet. Religious wedding ceremonies in bell tower chapels overflowing with flowers, meter-high candles and candy wrapped in tulle, are a deeply ingrained tradition in Greece, where the powerful Orthodox Church plays an influential role in society. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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