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it is symbolic for a Bengali woman to wear red on her wedding day as it symbolises prosperity in her new life. 

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in Bengali + Islamic culture (especially in the 90's) it is common for men to choose the bride and then have an arranged marriage

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bro my parents met on the 13th of November 1998...they got married 10 days later

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pulao is a common way to cook rice (I have it almost every day- if not every week 😆) and chicken korma (🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌)

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this is one of the first bd trips that I have some memories of. unfortunately my nanu (grandma) passed away December 2022

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fun fact! I used to call it Eid salami until 2022 and I have no idea where I got that name???

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eid as a kid in Australia was so fun !! I remember that I would get so much eidii (Eid money from elders) and my mum would "save it for me"

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the flight to bangladesh from syd is normally 10-11 hours HOWEVER the airport wasn't ready for another plane to land so we circled around 3 times

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honestly my favourite way to travel !! its so fun and if you get a decent man for the driver, they can go really fast if you pay them a bit extra!!

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I love shopping for jewelry in bd. you can change the gems to whatever colour you want with no extra cost! and its actual GOLD!! the commercialisation of this is crazy though..

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family is a key concept in many Islamic and BENGALI ideologies, one main theme that has kept its significance even with the geographical barrier between societies.

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reception !! although someone who had covid-19 still came and like 80% of the wedding tested positive :( IN 2022!!!!!

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we went to Chittagong with my Nanu ! we have to take a boat there even if the waters are somewhat shallow, the sea bead is very unstable. I got to ride a pony though!! it was like 48°C :( normal climates for bangladesh but still :(((((

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this is actually one of my most memorable days from year 12. for multicultural day, the seniors got to preform for each country/sub continent. the desi (South Asian) was the most hype though!! we got to skip all of our classes and party like this for the whole day!!