Showing posts with label muslim traditions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label muslim traditions. Show all posts

Monday, April 7, 2008

Wedding in Masyaf


After 2 wedding experiences in Damascus (See also old posts by clicking 2007), the countryside wedding was a pleasure. This wedding was with boy and girls. The wedding party is after the groom and the bride went to the cheirkh to be married following the religion rites. During the party, the groom and the bride sit on the center of the hall like a king and his queen. They enjoy their guest dancing in front of them and they participate sometimes. The most important thing is the Dabbke dance specially in the countryside....see the pictures HERE. In the middle of the party, there is a break in which the women of the family go next to the bride and the groom give her the jewels.
An other important thing is that there is no alcohol, so we went buy some and have to hide it under the table and mixing with some cola. The strange thing is that, after a while, all the guys wanted some of our forbidden whisky...

Access all the pictures.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Burkina Faso Wedding (18/10/07)‎

The Damascus quarter were the wedding was celebrated

The friends of the groom, in front of the mosque after the praying time

We met a guy from Comores that explaned us the customs and tradition in a african wedding

The groom just came and salute his guests

He salute and have a speech with the family of the bride next to the door of the mosque

The Comorian tell us about the suits for an african wedding

The typical shoes made of coco tree

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The groom had a long speech with each of his guests

In the way to the house of the groom

The wedding meal

Before we ate, many sourats from the holy quran were read

Quran lecture, followed by long spiritual and tribal speeches adressed to the groom in both classic arabic and tribal language

We were only 3 europeans, we enjoyed a lot these unknowed customs !