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Once there was a girl who got married and the basket of apples handed over by the family symbolized fertility, fun, wealth and healthy relationships, not the proof that she was a pure virgin. Then I woke up and realized I was in Yerevan, marching with some women about that virginity rite! Bloody hell it [...]

In Armenia a very old rite called “The Red Apple” marks the woman’s loss of virginity following the night of her wedding. It can be argued that this symbolizes much more than simply a “loss of virginity”, indeed, the symbolism of the celebration is very violent. Armenians celebrate weddings by chanting and dancing outside and [...]