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Baby girls don't wear a veil at all. Until the age of six or seven, girls have colourful skirts, blouses and sometimes a little pastel-coloured veil. From the age of 7 to about 12, most girls wear a white or black veil. When girls are around 13-15 years old it's usually time for a burka.

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According to Islam, a woman should cover her hair. But there is nothing in the religion to say that a woman should cover her whole face or eyes. However it is traditional in Afghanistan for women to wear a burka, a garment that covers them from head to toe, when they leave the house. Others wear a chador, which is a large piece of fabric, and a few only wear a small headscarf. Makhfi, 14 wears a black chador in the photo above. “According to our tradition and religion, it is not suitable for a woman to show her hair or face to strangers. At home I just wear a headscarf”, she says Malalai, 7, says: “I’m wearing a white veil, which I got at the orphanage where I live. It’s beautiful,” © Makan E-Rahmati/WCPF

Burka

“I have worn a burka since the age of 14. All the women in my village do. It’s our tradition and culture, and we are proud of our burkas. I feel safe in my burka”, Freista, 20 explains. © Makan E-Rahmati/WCPF A burka covers the whole body and head. There is a piece of netting in it that lets the woman see out. Burkas are often sky blue, but can be white, brown or green. It’s hard to move around in a burka, and in the summer it gets hot under the fabric.

Headscarf

“I don’t like wearing a burka. I think a headscarf is enough. The burka looks a bit dull. I have headscarves in different colours – today I’m wearing a red one. That’s a happy colour.” Zarafshan, 16. © Makan E-Rahmati/WCPF Wearing a headscarf isn’t any different from wearing a hat or a cap. It is worn by girls and women from modern, educated families in the cities.

When do girls start wearing a veil?

Baby girls don’t wear a veil at all. Until the age of six or seven, girls have colourful skirts, blouses and sometimes a little pastel-coloured veil. From the age of 7 to about 12, most girls wear a white or black veil. When girls are around 13-15 years old it’s usually time for a burka. Women over the age of 60 sometimes don’t bother with a burka.

Text: Jesper Huor

Photos: Makan E-Rahmati

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What is first night of wedding called?

Suhag Raat a significant ritual in the life a newly wedded couple in the Indian subcontinent, refers to the first night when the marriage is consummated. The bed of the newlywed couple is decorated with flowers, which are believed to bring sweetness to their relationship.

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Hindu wedding ritual of the newly-wed's consummation

Suhag Raat is a significant ritual in the life of a newly wedded couple in the Indian subcontinent, and refers to the first night when the marriage is consummated. The bed of the newlywed couple is decorated with flowers, which are believed to bring sweetness to their relationship.[1] This is an important custom followed in Vedic Hindu marriages. The tradition also extends to Jains, Buddhist, Sikhs and South Asian Muslims. In some areas, especially in West Bengal and Orissa, "Suhag Raat" is also referred to as "Fourth Night" because this ritual is observed on the fourth night of marriage,[2][3] of the wedding.

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The female members of the bridegroom's family customarily guide the bride to the decorated bedroom where she waits for her husband's arrival—optionally, with a glass of milk. [4][5][6] The couple's bed is decorated with roses, marigold, jasmine and rajnigandha flowers. It is traditional for the groom to wait outside with the relatives and family for some time before he joins the bride in the decorated bedroom. The bride supposedly waits for her husband behind a veil ("ghoonghat"). The husband slowly takes the veil off to reveal the bride's face in a ritual called "Muh Dekhai" i.e. showing of bride's face.[7] After consummation, the wife is also known as "Ardhangini" in Hindu Philosophy.[8][9] It is customary that the couple wakes up early next morning before anyone else, bathe, and change their clothing. The clothing worn the previous night is considered dirty and so the dhobi customarily arrives the next morning to collect them for cleaning. The Suhag Raat may extend to a honeymoon tour.[10] However couple behavior may differ in some religions. [11]

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