Braids tell a story — a story about women, about age, and about what it means to be Habesha. They also reflect how these women are reviving traditional rituals that have nearly faded away.
For 37-year-old Berehan, a bride of mixed Eastern and Eritrean heritage who is soon to get married in Dallas, wearing braided hair on her wedding day is never about vanity. It is an act of heritage inheritance, a tribute to her identity and traditions, and a deep, at times bittersweet love for her two cultures.
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