A Brahmin child marriage

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A Brahmin child marriage
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• At first
• The Brahmins are the richest caste in Rajasthan.
  Jati is a Brahmin girl. Every day she goes to
  school, because she is an English teacher, but if
  she marries, she isnt allowed to be a teacher
  any more.
• Jati is only allowed to marry a man in her own
  caste. She must not be related to her husband.
  Jatis husband is called Shiva. Jatis parents
  choose her husband. On the wedding day, Jati is
  waiting at home. Then Shiva comes to her on a
  donkey.

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The marriage ceremony

• Behind him on the donkey sits a little girl, this
  is a custom for luck. Jatis husband is waiting
  down at the steps.When she goes to her husband,
  there is a big rain of flowers. Then the union
  must be blessed.
• The woman has to bring seven promises, the man
  only one. Then the marriage begins.

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The marriage

• The preparations were very difficult, it took
  them 5 months. A custom is to go around the fire.
  Then Jati has to draw symbols with henna on
  Shivas hands. This is a custom for luck. Three
  days later Jati has to come to her new familiy.
  There they eat a very big meal. Brahmins arent
  allowed to eat meat, onions and garlic. Men and
  women eat in different rooms.

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EVERY DAY LIFE

• Every day Jati has to wear a veil. When she
  speaks to an older man than her husband, she has
  to draw the veil over her face.

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