| Show i Brides Who Perch in Trees Among the Lolos of of Western China it is customary for the for the bride on the wedding morning to perch herself on the highest branch of a large tree while the other female members of her family cluster on the lower limbs armed with sticks When all are duly stationed the bridegroom clambers up the tree assailed on all sides by blows pushes and pinches from the dowagers and it is not until un un- til he has broken through their fence and captured the bride that he is allowed allowed al al- l. l lowed to carry her off |
