Northern Iran Wedding Dowries

Gasoline Now Accepted as Currency in Northern Iran Wedding Dowries
With inflation spiraling, banking systems strained, and petrol queues approaching biblical proportions, communities in Northern Iran have now begun accepting gasoline as formal dowry in wedding negotiations.
The trend began in Mazandaran, when a groom’s family offered 40 liters of premium unleaded and a Jerry can of “mystery octane” in place of the traditional gold coins and rugs. The bride’s family called it “the most romantic smell since rose water and goat milk.”
Local mullahs have updated wedding contracts to include fuel clauses. One form reads: “Do you take this man, and this Shell-certified canister, in engine health and in smog?”
Witnesses say families now haggle not over jewelry or real estate, but RON ratings and fuel purity. “If it’s anything below 91 octane, we walk,” said one uncle at a ceremony.
Reception halls have also adapted. Some now charge corkage fees in liters, while others offer combo deals: buffet for 100 guests and five gallons of diesel.
Iranian wedding DJs have updated their playlists with hits like “Pour Some Gas on Me” and “Love in a Time of Petrol.” One couple reportedly canceled a wedding when their fuel shipment got rerouted to a military convoy.
Economists are baffled, but one Iranian father simply explained, “You can’t eat gold. But you can bribe a border guard with two liters of petrol and a heartfelt prayer.”
The black market honeymoon industry is booming. Packages include scenic escapes, one meal, and a full tank.
SOURCE: IRAN: Tehran Evacuation
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