Red Ribbon

a symbol, a sign. something to remind me about something else.


yesterday i watched half of a turkish wedding with my friend Elif. her brother got married in febuary.
the wedding had a lot of english apects to it, but mainly maintained the cultural feel. the various traditions that have been celebrated for centuries.

one of these was for a brother of the bride (this bride didnt have a brother, so it was her closest male cousin) to tie a red ribbon around her waist to symbolise purity and virginity. she would then be presented to her husband, and he would remove the ribbon. more symbols.

i read yesterday, in the "Hardest days" book, about symbols. a coincidence? perhaps.
i am now searching for Red Ribbons, and keeping them in line of site.

and i built an altar...

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