

In volume 7 is the story of Anis and Sherine and them becoming "avowed
sisters", which the author describes in the omake as a (Persian) custom around
the 17-19 century, where two wives would have a marriage ceremony, go on a
honeymoon, and be buried together, which is no different from an ordinary
marriage between a man and a woman.

Of course I heavily doubt the authenticity of the author's words, as I can't
find any information on the internet and find the idea implausible that I
think it's just an excuse to draw boobs and yuri. What is the truth?


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Are "avowed sisters" pseudohistory or a real/semi-real Persian custom in the past?


Given that the author is an enthusiast for the area (as can be seen in the
extras of volumes), it is unlikely that everything is fictious. So I googled
and stumbled below. This may not fully answer your question, but hopefully
will be a starter.

There was a custom called ハーハル・ハーンデ (in romanization from JP to Latin
alphabet: hahal hande) in up-to-19th-century Persia, on which 姉妹妻 (apparently
translated to _avowed sisters_ from your question) is based. The custom is
described in [ペルシア民俗誌](https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I023052341-00),
whose original title is _Aqayid al-nisā_ , googling which leads to [this
article](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362454760_The_book_of_women%27s_rituals_the_Central_Asian_adaptation_of_the_Aqaid_al-
nisa), which cites [_Customs and manners of the women of Persia, and their
domestic
superstitions_](https://archive.org/details/b29287157/page/88/mode/2up) as an
English translation.

On the page I linked, there is the following passage:

> if [the woman who receives a puppet] has little or no regard for the party,
> the puppet is dressed in black and returned.

which seems to match the description in the manga. I haven't read the whole
thing, but it seems there did exist the custom of _avowed sisters_.

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Note: The above is a result of searching in Japanese first then in English.
Some Japanese sites mention the custom in connection with the manga, but I
cannot really find anything about the custom in English.


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