Traditions of baby cradling and singing lullabies (Irán (República Islámica del), Tayikistán, Turkmenistán)
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EN: Grandmothers decorating "sallanchak", the traditional baby cradle, with their handmade pillows and blankets
EN: Welcoming the new-born baby in front of the cradle
EN: Grandmother tying sacred "dagdan" tree's stick to the cradle to protect the infant from "evil eye"
EN: Mother gently swaddling her child in "sallanchak" and singing "huvdi", the traditional heart-warming lullaby, while doing embroidery
EN: Mother swaddling her child in Gahvora and singing lullaby
EN: Masters carving the side board of the cradle
EN: Little girl playing with the crafted toy gahvora and performing lullaby
EN: An Iranian mother from the Qashqai nomads is swinging the cradle and singing a lullaby for her baby
EN: An Iranian girl is reading the book "Children's Lullabies".
EN: A Kurdish Iranian mother is singing a lullaby and showing the traditions of cradling in the Lullabies Festival in the city of Kamyaran, Iran
