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RM2CPKYWB–Two Iraqi brides and grooms drink juice before a wedding ceremony in Baghdad October 21, 2002. More than 50 young Iraqis tied the knot on Monday in Baghdad after President Saddam Hussein offered them a free wedding ceremony following his 100 percent election victory. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic GOT/AA
RMD3BJ75–(dpa) - An Iraqi vendor dries wedding dresses in front of a boutique for brides, downtown Baghdad, 5 May 2003 as life slowly returns to normal in the war-ravaged city.
RM2D1EYNF–Iraqi brides and grooms arrive to attend a mass wedding ceremony involving 200 couples organized by the local government in Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad December 1, 2008. Picture taken December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ)
RM2D2G6GP–Iraqi brides walk with their grooms during a mass wedding of more than 100 couples in a Baghdad hotel June 5, 2008. Picture taken June 5, 2008. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud (IRAQ)
RM2D45JTG–An Iraqi Mandean couple laugh together after their marriage on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D3GR8A–An Iraqi Mandean couple embraces in the Tigris river after their marriage in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D47288–One of five Iraqi Mandean brides sits next to the Tigris river after her wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3N9GX–An Iraqi Mandean couple smile and hold twigs from the yannis tree, after their marriage on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D3RT3R–Iraqi Mandeans celebrate during a marriage ceremony for five couples on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D4AFCJ–An Iraqi Mandean bride drinks holy water during a wedding ceremony for five couples in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3A76T–HIraqi Mandean men slaughter ducks after a wedding ceremony on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3C7X7–An Iraqi Mandean bride walks from a pool of water from the Tigris river after being baptised prior to her marriage in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3D6WE–An Iraqi Mandean priest leads a couple during a wedding ceremony conducted in the ancient Aramaic language on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D3RT3G–An Iraqi Mandean couple hold hands, and twigs from the yannis tree, after their marriage on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3TT67–An Iraqi Mandean priest conducts a wedding ceremony for five couples in the ancient Aramaic language on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D47F95–An Iraqi Mandean priest prays in the ancient Aramaic language during a marriage ceremony for five couples on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3K7TA–One of five Iraqi Mandean couples are married by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D3X8K0–Five Iraqi Mandean brides are blessed by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D3N9GT–Five Iraqi Mandean brides prepare to be baptised in water from the Tigris river by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D3XNYJ–An Iraqi Mandean priest conducts a wedding ceremony for five couples in the ancient Aramaic language on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber TO MATCH FEATURE STORY IRAQ-CULT
RM2D47282–A young Iraqi Mandean boy is baptised in the Tigris river by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D4C0EG–One of five Iraqi Mandean brides is baptised in water from the Tigris river by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language before a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber REUTERS CLH/
RM2D4B1E5–HAn Iraqi Mandean priest wraps the head of a groom in cloth during a wedding ceremony for five couples, conducted in the ancient Aramaic language, on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the worldAEs 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber CLH/
RM2D1ECAF–Iraqi Mandean groom Iras Naji kisses his wife Mary after their wedding ceremony at Jaraman, a Damascus suburb December 2,2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2E761R9–Iraqi Mandean bride Mary Ayed sits in a tent during her wedding ceremony in the Damascus suburb Jaraman December 2,2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D1WKY4–An Iraqi Mandean scholar baptises Mary Ayed, a bride, at her wedding ceremony in the Damascus suburb of Jaraman December 2, 2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D1WKY1–Iraqi Mandean bride Mary Ayed sits next to a fire after being baptised at her wedding ceremony in the Damascus suburb of Jaraman December 2, 2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D18246–Iraqi Mandean bride Mary Ayed sits in a tent and eats special sweets at her wedding ceremony in the Damascus suburb Jaraman December 2,2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D1X535–Iraqi Mandean groom Iras Naji and his wife pause to have their picture taken at the end of their wedding ceremony in Jaraman, a Damascus suburb December 2,2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D1R92B–An Iraqi Mandean scholar performs wedding prayers with the bride Mary Ayed and the groom Iras Naji during their wedding ceremony at Jaraman, a Damascus suburb December 2,2007. Mandean brides must have their virginity checked by other women before they can be baptised. Mandean scholars trace the obscure religion's roots to Adam, whom they say lived 980 million year ago - pushing mankind's origins far earlier than those proposed by science. Almost every ceremony in the religion involves water, and baptism is regarded as the means to ask for forgiveness of sin. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA)
RM2D3BKM8–Brides and bridgegrooms pass a portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a mass wedding of around 300 couples Baghdad, April 25, 2002 as part of the country's celebrations of the President's birthday on Sunday. Iraq's government usually arranges mass weddings to encourage Iraqis to get married. Economic hardships because of more than 11 years of crippling sanctions make many Iraqis refrain from marriage.
RM2D4C0G5–An Iraqi Mandean couple laugh together after their marriage on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3BPP2–One of five Iraqi Mandean brides sits next to the Tigris river after her wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3N9J7–An Iraqi Mandean bride drinks holy water during a wedding ceremony for five couples in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3HPND–Iraqi Mandean men slaughter ducks after a wedding ceremony on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3F7DB–An Iraqi Mandean couple hold hands, and twigs from the yannis tree, after their marriage on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D472A1–An Iraqi Mandean priest prays in the ancient Aramaic language during a marriage ceremony for five couples on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3FNTY–One of five Iraqi Mandean couples are married by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3H9A8–An Iraqi Mandean priest conducts a wedding ceremony for five couples in the ancient Aramaic language on the Tigris river in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D3G8B0–One of five Iraqi Mandean brides is baptised in water from the Tigris river by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language before a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D43PN3–A young Iraqi Mandean boy is baptised in the Tigris river by a priest speaking the ancient Aramaic language during a wedding ceremony in Baghdad June 8, 2003. Iraqi devotees of an obscure religion who take John the Baptist as their central figure perform virginity tests on their brides and take a dip in the murky Tigris river every Sunday to purify the soul. Most of the world's 20,000 or so Mandeans live in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran.
RM2D2NGAN–Ayser Ameir Ali (L) and his fiancee Zainab Qasim Hasan look at a window display as they shop for gold before their upcoming wedding in Baghdad April 11, 2006. Iraqi men traditionally give presents of gold to their brides-to-be ahead of the nuptials. Gold raced above the fabled $600-an-ounce level on Tuesday, its highest since December 1980, as investors and funds poured money into precious metals to diversify their portfolios brought on by worries about inflation, Middle East tensions and uncertainties over the dollar's outlook. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
RM2D15CKB–Ayser Ameir Ali (R) and his fiancee Zainab Qasim Hasan look at display of rings as they shop for gold before their upcoming wedding in Baghdad April 11, 2006. Iraqi men traditionally give presents of gold to their brides-to-be ahead of the nuptials. Gold raced above the fabled $600-an-ounce level on Tuesday, its highest since December 1980, as investors and funds poured money into precious metals to diversify their portfolios brought on by worries about inflation, Middle East tensions and uncertainties over the dollar's outlook. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
RM2D27HRY–The mother (R) of Ayser Ameir Ali (C) helps her son and his fiancee Zainab Qasim Hasan shop for gold earrings before their upcoming wedding in Baghdad April 11, 2006. Iraqi men traditionally give presents of gold to their brides-to-be in advance of the nuptials. Gold raced above the fabled $600-an-ounce level on Tuesday, its highest since December 1980, as investors and funds poured money into precious metals to diversify their portfolios brought on by worries about inflation, Middle East tensions and uncertainties over the dollar's outlook. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
RM2E6R5EY–Iraqi bride-to-be Zainab Qasim Hasan tries on a gold ring as she shops with her fiance Ayser Ameir Ali before their upcoming wedding in Baghdad April 11, 2006. Iraqi men traditionally give presents of gold to their brides-to-be ahead of the nuptials. Gold raced above the fabled $600-an-ounce level on Tuesday, its highest since December 1980, as investors and funds poured money into precious metals to diversify their portfolios brought on by worries about inflation, Middle East tensions and uncertainties over the dollar's outlook. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber
RM2D3923J–Brides and grooms walk past a poster of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad August 2, 2001. The Iraqi Youth Federation headed by President Saddam Hussein eldest son Uday organised a mass wedding Thursday to mark Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. FMS
RM2D5BHYA–Brides and grooms walk past a portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein August 9. Some 112 couples got married on Monday in an event prepared and paid for by the Iraqi youth Association, a body chaired by President Saddam Hussein's elder son. FK/ME
RM2CR4PG4–A group of brides and grooms walk under a portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on their way to a mass wedding of 403 Iraqi couples in Baghdad August 8, 2000. The mass wedding was paid for by the Iraqi Youth Association, a body chaired by Saddam's eldest son Uday. The wedding coincided with celebrations marking the 12th anniversary of the end of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war. FMS
