The Ministry of Community Development is conducting a societal study entitled "The Pros of Completing Marriage Without Holding Weddings", within the framework of promoting positive societal attitudes imposed by the current circumstances, in order to support the benefit from reality experiences to develop and highlight positive societal behaviors consistent with the Ministry's vision in achieving the principle of "a cohesive family .. Coherent society.
The Ministry called on community members to participate in the study in order to enable the concerned authorities to find a platform and supportive environment for the sustainability of reducing spending in weddings under the current circumstances and the future, by encouraging future young people to marry, not to overlook the parties, and to limit expenditures in a meaningful framework to form coherent and coherent families .
The Ministry publishes the link to the electronic questionnaire through its various digital platforms, and in various social media channels, to measure the views and views of society of all groups and ages, for the purpose of exploring societal indicators and trends within the framework of scientific research, so as to contribute to supporting family cohesion and promoting the Ministry's development initiatives and activities.
The director of the Marriage Granting Department at the Ministry of Community Development, Wahida Khalil Darwish, confirmed that the ministry based this societal study on the consequences of the precautionary measures taken by the UAE to protect citizens and residents from the new Corona virus (Covid-19), from the reality of its monitoring of successful experiences in completing marriage without Holding wedding parties during the period from January to July 2020, which represents an opportunity for those who are going to marry to reduce wedding expenses and rationalize consumption, thus increasing the chances of success and continuity of marriage, and forming a coherent, coherent and stable family.
The study measures in 18 questions many facts and variables, including the effect of marriage that took place without holding weddings during this past period, and the possibility of continuing this approach in the context of experiencing reality and keeping pace with current conditions, in addition to the positive aspects of marriage without holding weddings in terms of: completing the marriage, The happiness of the spouses, the happiness of the family and relatives, the happiness of friends and acquaintances, reducing the costs of marriage.
The study also seeks to measure the extent of satisfaction with marriage without holding weddings in terms of: commitment to preventive measures for the government of the UAE, reducing costs spent on the wedding ceremony, helping to spread the culture of rationalizing consumption. The study discusses in its questions to the community the possibility of benefiting from the social changes resulting from the emerging corona virus Covid-19, so that in the future it is possible to hold weddings at low costs, with a small number of invitees, or limited to family and relatives, or complete the marriage without parties, thus enhancing the principle of rationalization Expenses are in favor of building a stable and cohesive family.
Young people, girls and different groups of society can participate in the poll and support the Ministry's efforts to accomplish the study “Pros of completing marriage without holding wedding parties, by answering the questionnaire questions via the link: https://msurvey.government.ae/survey/MSA/cnX/ .