Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things that are Long
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #52
WISE TRADITIONS
Radha is going to get married today but as per the village tradition; she has to marry a mango tree first.
She ties a red sacred thread to the tree trunk, embraces it, puts her cheek on it, and then proceeded to marry her real husband.
To fight the menace of dowry system, villagers of Dharhara has made it a tradition to plant ten mango trees with the birth of each girl child so by the time they grow up, revenue from its fruits are enough for their dowry and wedding expenses and the mango tree acts as the real guardian of the girls.
A traditional ceremony in Dharhara, India, where a girl gets “married” to a mango tree before tying the knot for real with her husband. Image Credit: Supplied picture
Related article (Mango girls of India fight female infanticide)
Thanks, Sammicox, for the prompt.
Challenge
Prose Challenge – Write a three-sentence story: one for the beginning, one for the middle and one for the end, inspired by this weekend’s word prompt.
Poetry Challenge – Write a triolet inspired by the photo prompt.
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Ein OIKOS[TM]-Projekt gegen Antisemitismus, Rassismus, Extremismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit.
Hoping to make the world more beautiful
...writing from the heart
dancing with my muse
Poetry by Mich
Exposing Bullies and Liberating Targets to Make The World a Safer Place for All
Why choose.. lets go with both
Lets skip the rat race!
God's timing is always perfect just trust the process.
Creative writing, photography, opinions, random thoughts and pretty much whatever I feel like!
Writing and Stuff by Chris Hall - Storyteller and Accidental Blogger
photography and life
Sporadic randomness from a disheveled mind.
"With words, I give my thoughts life."
Writing about my experiences as a Dad of two Daughters and things around me!
Travels of : ँ : a Yogin