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| Onions and nuts for the winter |
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| A traditional Tajik table setting |
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| Host mom making osh. There is no electricity. |
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| The osh is almost ready! |
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| The oven for making naan and for burning trash |
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| Chai and naan with the granny while mom cuts carrots |
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| My friend who wants to become an English translator and finish university before she marries |
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| One of the four sisters who is studying to do make-up. Unfortunately, no one uses make-up here, so it has been hard for her to find training. I told her to find a Russian lady to ask for help. |
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| Piles and piles of carrots |
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| The neighbor came over for some tea before all the girls left for the wedding |
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| Big naan. The biggest naan is made for weddings. |
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| My friend's sister dressed in her finest for the wedding. She asked me if I thought she looked pretty. |
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| All of the girls dressed to impress. |
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| In some conservative Muslim cultures, it is common not to smile in pictures. I love this one because my friend is smiling and is really excited for the wedding celebration. |
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| I definitely need to get some new clothes... |
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| All of them are so beautiful |
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| Waiting for the groom to bring his bride |
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| Fetching water from a pipe at a neighbor's house |
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| In Tajikistan, running water is a rare. Women carry jugs of water multiple times a day for the cooking and cleaning. |
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| Everyone going in for the osh. |
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| A cute and very serious little Tajik girl |
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| Drinking some more chai and hanging out. The girls found me a dress to borrow so people wouldn't ask why I was so poorly dressed. |
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| Tajik wedding. The groom brings the bride who is from a neighboring village. |
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| There is some dancing, but it is kept at a minimum. |
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| The groom presents his bride to the village. Her family stands next to her. These are all arranged marriages. |
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| Few people get to see the bride's face |
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| The granny had some dance moves. |
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| I just love the wrinkles on this woman's face. I wonder what her life was like. |
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| I got to go into a backroom and see the bride's face and take a picture. |
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| The groom's family invited me to join them for osh and tea. |
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| It is tradition for the bride's family to sew and bring 17 floor mattresses (see left) to the new home |
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| A little trouble-maker |
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