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The rahat is a fringe of fine dark brown or reddish twine, fastened to
In the Heart of Africa Samuel White Baker 1857
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Animal Rahat gives them relief (that's what "rahat" means) from the heat, water to quench their raging thirst, a place to rest when they fall lame, veterinary care for their yoke and harness injuries, and sometimes even fodder during periods of draught when the subsistence farmers who own them can't afford to feed them.
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And Alamin's grandfather cut the string and threw her grandmother's rahat to the crowd, like a garter belt.
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THOMPKINS: The throwing of the rahat symbolizes the end of maidenhood.
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THOMPKINS: The throwing of the rahat symbolizes the end of maidenhood.
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THOMPKINS: When she wore the rahat, did she wear any other clothes?
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And Alamin's grandfather cut the string and threw her grandmother's rahat to the crowd, like a garter belt.
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THOMPKINS: When she wore the rahat, did she wear any other clothes?
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So when her husband took off the rahat, she was naked.
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So when her husband took off the rahat, she was naked.
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