The bride before the wedding ceremony. Archival photoROSTOV-ON-DON, January 22The resonant ban on loud laughter during the solemn marriage ceremony was excluded from the rules of conduct in the registry offices of the Rostov region, the department reports. On Monday, a decree on the procedure for holding ceremonies came into force marriage in the region. In the document, among the rules of conduct for participants, it was indicated that «when holding a marriage ceremony in a solemn atmosphere in the premises of the registry office, it is not allowed: loud conversations (including on the phone), exclamations, laughter.» The regulation on laughter caused a wide public discussion. «Given public opinion, the registry office of the Rostov region specifies in the Procedure for holding a marriage ceremony in a solemn atmosphere by the civil registry offices the wording regarding the ban on loud conversations (including on the phone), exclamations, laughter . New wording: loud conversations (including on the phone) and other actions that interfere with the marriage ceremony in a solemn atmosphere on the premises of the registry office,» the statement says. The agency also proposes to participate in the discussion of changes before the decision is approved. 
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