![Old proud lady, Babushka, with scarf on her head, necklace and dress with pattern, is smiling / laughing. In a small village in Tajikistan Stock Photo - Alamy Old proud lady, Babushka, with scarf on her head, necklace and dress with pattern, is smiling / laughing. In a small village in Tajikistan Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KH0FW0/old-proud-lady-babushka-with-scarf-on-her-head-necklace-and-dress-KH0FW0.jpg)
Old proud lady, Babushka, with scarf on her head, necklace and dress with pattern, is smiling / laughing. In a small village in Tajikistan Stock Photo - Alamy
Why do Russian grandmothers wear the Babushka scarf on their head? I know the grandmothers are called Babushka in the language because the scarf is called a babushka but why do they
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