Buka Barana

Buka Barana (also written in Kurdish as as: "Bûke barane") literally meaning "the bride of the rain"; is a traditional hand-made doll with a female face, used by Kurdish children (girls) to ask for rain.Children carrying the doll across the the region, sing some folclore poems; other people in turn respond with pouring some water over the doll. This tradition which is performed during seasons when people need raining, has roots in Kurdish mythology and culture.

A poem sung by the girls can often begin with:

:"Buke barane awî dewê":"derzî gewre kichanî dewê"...

External links

[http://www.bahmanshahbazi.com/farsi/details.php?image_id=22&mode=search&sessionid=b1691f1a136be30bb0106f8b16fd2d9e For a view of Buka Barana see here]