aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman:A Gorani bride from Brod, Bosnia, 1956. Women help prepare the bride
aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman:A Gorani bride from Brod, Bosnia, 1956. Women help prepare the bride for her wedding day by applying a white cream powder and traditional tattoos to her face. The face paint is meant to prevent bad luck, the red cheeks a symbol of fertility, and the golden garnishing represents the heavens. -- source link