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Teens · Ages 11–16

Married in Play: The Doll Weddings

A children’s game that quietly rehearses a community’s biggest ritual.

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In many cultures children stage elaborate doll weddings, complete with tiny finery, music and feasting. It looks like a game, but it’s also a rehearsal.

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A way of learning a community’s biggest rituals in miniature, and of belonging to them long before you’re grown.