Posted by Scotfot (Kabul, Afghanistan) on 25 December 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
Christmas is of course not celebrated in Afghanistan though the Virgin Mary ("Maryam") in Islam is the mother of Jesus. Jesus is considered by Muslims to be one of the great prophets of Islam. A few days before Christmas the Islamic world celebrated Eid ul-Adha. At celebration and many other times balloon sellers are popular. They often have balloons within balloons... I'm not sure how they do that! They also announce their arrival in the street with a horn or a cry. Balloons were banned during the Taliban times but are now very popular with children.
Scottish blog: http://www.scotfot.blogspot.com/
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oo i like this picture.it just captivates me plus with your story.something new for me to learn today.
25 Dec 2007 2:20am
Great photo, it seems surreal. Interesting background info too.
25 Dec 2007 3:58am
Such a story this photo tells, it's excellent.
25 Dec 2007 6:32am
@badala: Many thanks for all the comments... Afghanistan it can be very surreal at times! To come back to earth, a few Christmas morning in Scotland shots can be found at http://scotfot.blogspot.com/. Best wishes Bob.
he he he - for an instance i really jumped into the childhood - by any chance, can u remember what this seller shouts in Afghan language???
8 Jan 2008 10:28pm
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