• A groom kisses his bride during a mass wedding held in celebration of the New Year in Jakarta Sunday. Hundreds of couples took part in the mass marriage held by the city government to help the poor who were unable to afford a proper wedding. | AP
    A groom kisses his bride during a mass wedding held in celebration of the New Year in Jakarta Sunday. Hundreds of couples took part in the mass marriage held by the city government to help the poor who were unable to afford a proper wedding. | AP

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JAKARTA – Hundreds of Indonesian couples celebrated New Year’s Eve on Sunday night by tying the knot in a mass wedding in Jakarta.

Nearly 450 couples gathered in a large tent in the city center just hours before midnight to pray with their families before signing marriage certificates. Government officials oversaw each brief ceremony.

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