Taziye - Mourning Ceremony in Govsan (September 2001)

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Taziye - Mourning Ceremony in Govsan (September 2001)
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On the first Thursday after a death, family and villagers gather, men and women separately. On the women's side, the woman mollah is in charge of the ceremony. In this picture, she holds a notebook with marsiye (laments). The daughter of the deceased is seating next to her.

Apsheron peninsula.