3693 x 5578 px | 31,3 x 47,2 cm | 12,3 x 18,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
31. August 2004
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Hait Haddidou woman carrying a veiled bride on her back during a mock wedding ceremony at the Imilchil Brides Fair the High Atlas Morocco Musicians dance and play their hand drums beside them The fair or moussem which is held by the local Berber tribe is an annual event consisting of trading goods praying at the grave of a marabout a local saint and searching for a suitable marriage partner Wedding ceremonies are usually held after the festival but for the benefit of visitors mock marriages are staged in which the local marriage customs are shown According to local tradition the bride must be carried into the home of the groom on the back of one of his female relatives in order to protect her against attacks by evil spirits
