A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted by Aziza Sefitagic, 73, on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. The tradition, whose origins date from beyond living memory, is virtually viewed by almost all residents with universal pride as it has come to symbolize this place's special identity. The bride has her face painted to prevent bad luck during the wedding ceremony. Donje Ljubinje is situated in the Shar mountains that form the border between Kosovo and Macedonia. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Kosovar Bosnian women help the bride Sellma Demirovic (C) to be dressed with traditional clothes on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Kosovar Bosnian women are dancing during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted by Aziza Sefitagic, 73, on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted by Aziza Sefitagic, 73, on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian man prepares food during a traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Kosovar Bosnian women help the bride Sellma Demirovic (C) to be dressed with traditional clothes on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic (C) sits on horseback on her way to the house of her bridegroom Fejad Karadollami (not in picture) during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Kosovar Bosnian women help the bride Sellma Demirovic (C) to be dressed with traditional clothes on her wedding day for a traditional ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Kosovar Bosnian women are dancing during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted on her wedding day during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic (C) sits on horseback on her way to the house of her bridegroom Fejad Karadollami (not in picture) during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted on her wedding day during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic (C-R) and the bridegroom Fejad Karadollami (C-L) dance during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





A Kosovar Bosnian bride Sellma Demirovic has her face painted on her wedding day during the traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Donje Ljubinje, Kosovo, 14 August 2021. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)