The bride, Raushan Auezova lites a fire as an act of cleansing and offering to ancestors.
The bride, Raushan Auezova, pours fat onto the fire in the village of Shieli in the Qizilorda region. It is considered an act of cleansing as well as an offering to ancestors, and it marks the beginning of the marriage ceremony.
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