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the groom's father shows off an intense dance. According to tradition, he drank a glass of blood mixed with oil, and danced in a kind of trance with a dagger on his chest. This symbolizes that he'll take away his son's spiritual pain for a bright future in a new life.

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the groom's father shows off an intense dance. According to tradition, he drank a glass of blood mixed with oil, and danced in a kind of trance with a dagger on his chest. This symbolizes that he'll take away his son's spiritual pain for a bright future in a new life.

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