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text at photograph: The custom of separating the sexes is found in almost every relation of life. In the domain of religion especially it is by no means uncommon. In some religious communions, and in certain churches, it is usual for a separate portion of the sacred building to be set aside for each sex while divine service is in progress. Among the Saxons of Transylvania, for instance, the women always sit apart from the men in church. The women here seen wearing hats are unmarried: the wearing of the head veil, or marama, is the mark of a married woman.
first half of 20th century
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