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These little dolls appear once a year for the Prophet’s birthday. Apparently the tradition started in the more populous areas of town where sweet makers would make dolls out of sweets for girls and horses for boys. China’s cheap imports have changed that, but it is still nice to see the colours on display. Sweets are still involved – apparently they go under the skirts!
Nice pictures. Prettier than plastic eggs too!
Sweets under the doll’s skirts? Mmmm…sounds like a metaphor for the society’s sexual repression.