Wedding Goblet

Contributed by BBC Radio Solent

This is used by brides in the lead up to their wedding. They burn wood infused with perfume in it so that their skin smells nice. I like it because it shows the kindness of the people I met in Sudan even though they have very little themselves. It also highlights the importance of marriage to them and that all cultures have rituals.
Kim, Portsmouth.

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Sudan

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