Weddings in Syria are changing—and that shift says a lot about a country trying to leave war behind. For decades, celebrations were marked by gunfire, a tradition that turned joyful moments deadly as stray bullets and even grenades injured and killed guests. Now, under a new government eager to reassert order, celebratory shooting is banned and increasingly enforced, with fines, confiscations, and even demands that grooms surrender a weapon. Fireworks are taking the place of rifles, symbolizing a cautious return to normal life. Yet the old habits linger, revealing how hard it is to disarm a society shaped by years of conflict.

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