Sudan is famous for its elaborate weddings - and women like to decorate their hands and feet with henna for the festivities.
Henna artist Sanna Awad Abdullah, who works at Diva Beauty Salon in Khartoum, tells the BBC about the importance henna plays in Sudanese culture.
By Lucy Fleming. Slideshow production by Emma Lynch.
Published 8 April 2010.
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