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Originally Posted by khorboth
Every year on midsummer, the eligible young ladies may go to a particular building in the middle of town built for the occasion. An hour before sundown, they lock themselves inside. At sundown, the young men "assault the tower" and "kidnap" their brides. Weddings are held at dawn the next day. Great drama is had in the "storming of the tower" and "resisting the kidnapping" but it's all actually in good fun and pairings are arranged ahead of time. They're not the barbarians their ancestors were, after all.
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Several cultures have something like that.