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Summary President Morales served as a type of godfather, or best man, to the couples.
Hundreds of indigenous couples were married in a ceremony organised by the Bolivian government to promote the rescue of ancestral cultural and religious practices.The ceremony was held at a colosseum in the capital La Paz that was adorned with large white flowers and indigenous banners. Several bands serenaded the couples.Participants traveled from three different states -- La Paz, Oruro and Potosi -- to take part in the event.The goal of the ceremony was to transform todays current family unions that the government says are patriarchal into fair unions where the woman does not take a back seat.Indigenous spiritual leaders conducted the ceremony, which included the use of coca leaves and amulets. Notaries were also present to legally marry some of the couples as well.
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