Some cubans entered into sham marriages to make deed transfers easier .

一些古巴人通过假结婚的方式让房产交易更加容易一些。

But why are the numbers forcing so many marriages on a friday ?

为什么这么多人非要在上周五结婚呢？

Families often go into debt arranging marriages and paying elaborate dowries .

许多家庭常常因筹备婚礼和准备丰厚嫁妆而负债累累。

Marriages are also increasing in other countries as recessions spread around the world .

经济危机席卷全球的此刻，其它国家的结婚人数也在上升。

Not until the 16th century did european states begin to require that marriages be performed under legal auspices .

到了16世纪，欧洲国家开始要求结婚必须在法律体系的帮助下完成。