In the first installment we have one from Kosovo:
Brides in the Kosovar village of Donje Ljubinje have their faces painted with heavy alabaster makeup in order to ward off bad luck during the wedding ceremony. The tradition dates beyond living memory and is only done for very traditional weddings. National Geographic reported that the villagers are very proud of this unique tradition.
I was struck by how detailed and intricate the bride's makeup is. Can you imagine how long it must take? The bride's family removes her makeup after the ceremony.
Isn’t it funny how wedding traditions, regardless of culture, almost exclusively center around preventing bad luck?
image from corbis images
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That makeup is unbelievable. Is there variation allowed? Or do all brides have the same pattern? Can you imagine how difficult it must be to remove all that makeup from eye brows and eye lashes? I have a hard enough time removing all of my mascara!
ReplyDeleteThe hair piece looks kind of fabulous also.
i wondered about that too; from what i gather they have the same pattern but don't quote me on that! yeah it must take forever to remove it.
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