WISHING to get married in the regency of Gorontalo? The Religious Affairs Office (KUA) requires every couple to plant 10 seedlings besides briefing them on how to lead a married life.

According to Agus Madina, Head of the Pulubala subdistrict’s KUA, this compulsory planting for every would-be married couple went into effect in 2007. Every couple, before the pronouncement of the marital vow, will have to plant various kinds of trees. The seeds