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The meeting of male relatives of both families in the groom's house.

For the first time in her life the bride will see her husband (right) before the wedding in this picture

The agreement between the two parts is made.

Outside the groom's house: bride's relatives start to organize the wedding ceremony.

An old man specialized in furniture renting and wedding banquets organization.

They need to rent all the equipment for the banquet

The bride with her sister.

The bride's mother in her house.

Women in the village start to prepare food for the banquet.

A woman prepares typical pigment to color the bride

The bride, ready for the celebration, is brought off her hut: only females and children are allowed to assist.

By tradition the bride is colored with typical pigments.

The groom and his relatives are coming, so the bride must go inside her hut waiting for the night.

There is no electricity in the village so they use oil lamps.

While males are eating and celebrating outside, women are waiting inside.

Only the Imam and the religious authorities are allowed to see the bride in order to celebrate the wedding.

While the groom is outside, the bride inside is reading with the Imam the Holy Koran: from this moment they are officially married.

As they are guests for the banquet, groom's male relatives just eat and celebrate served by bride's relatives.

After the wedding banquet, the bride's relatives eat inside the kitchen.

Time to go, time to leave. Carried by her cousin, crying and screaming, the bride leaves her family and house: her life until that day. The husband is waiting to carry her in his house with his family: something new but something unknown, because they haven't met yet in their life.

After four days the new couple moves back to the bride's house for few days.

Typical food is served to the guests

Husband's relatives come to visit the family.

The bride moves finally to her new life.