Father signing the marriage paper with his thumb print at the Imilchil Brides Fair, the High Atlas, Morocco
While the couple to be married looks on a judge steers the thumb of the bride s father to an ink pad before having him sign the marriage papers with his thumbprint The couple and the father stand before the judge and some clerks inside a goat hair tent at the Imilchil Brides Fair the High Atlas Morocco where the marriage contract is signed by the bride the groom their respective fathers and also some witnesses The fair or moussem which is held by the local Berber tribe is an annual event consisting of trading goods praying at the grave of a marabout a local saint and searching for a suitable marriage partner
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