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The meeting of male relatives of both families in the groom's house.
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For the first time in her life the bride will see her husband (right) before the wedding in this picture
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The agreement between the two parts is made.
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Outside the groom's house: bride's relatives start to organize the wedding ceremony.
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Outside the groom's house: bride's relatives start to organize the wedding ceremony.
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An old man specialized in furniture renting and wedding banquets organization.
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They need to rent all the equipment for the banquet
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They need to rent all the equipment for the banquet
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They need to rent all the equipment for the banquet
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The bride with her sister.
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The bride's mother in her house.
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Women in the village start to prepare food for the banquet.
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Women in the village start to prepare food for the banquet.
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Women in the village start to prepare food for the banquet.
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A woman prepares typical pigment to color the bride
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The bride, ready for the celebration, is brought off her hut: only females and children are allowed to assist.
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The bride, ready for the celebration, is brought off her hut: only females and children are allowed to assist.
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The bride, ready for the celebration, is brought off her hut: only females and children are allowed to assist.
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The bride, ready for the celebration, is brought off her hut: only females and children are allowed to assist.
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By tradition the bride is colored with typical pigments.
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By tradition the bride is colored with typical pigments.
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By tradition the bride is colored with typical pigments.
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The groom and his relatives are coming, so the bride must go inside her hut waiting for the night.
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The groom and his relatives are coming, so the bride must go inside her hut waiting for the night.
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There is no electricity in the village so they use oil lamps.
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While males are eating and celebrating outside, women are waiting inside.
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While males are eating and celebrating outside, women are waiting inside.
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While males are eating and celebrating outside, women are waiting inside.
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While males are eating and celebrating outside, women are waiting inside.
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Only the Imam and the religious authorities are allowed to see the bride in order to celebrate the wedding.
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While the groom is outside, the bride inside is reading with the Imam the Holy Koran: from this moment they are officially married.
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As they are guests for the banquet, groom's male relatives just eat and celebrate served by bride's relatives.
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As they are guests for the banquet, groom's male relatives just eat and celebrate served by bride's relatives.
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As they are guests for the banquet, groom's male relatives just eat and celebrate served by bride's relatives.
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After the wedding banquet, the bride's relatives eat inside the kitchen.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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After four days the new couple moves back to the bride's house for few days.
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Typical food is served to the guests
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Husband's relatives come to visit the family.
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The bride moves finally to her new life.