Also known as follow the share, make up the share. Marriage rites and customs. Before the marriage of a man and a woman, friends and relatives pay money according to the agreed amount, and after the concentration of the gift, delivered to the man and woman who will be married. In the old days, the gifts were limited to the male family's relatives and friends, and in modern times, the female family's relatives and friends are also from this custom.

Outside a notary's office in Istanbul, Turkey, a man and a woman who have had their marriage notarized are carrying coins given to them by their friends and relatives. According to the custom, relatives and friends congratulate the newlyweds by pinning the money to the ribbons hanging on their bodies.