Wedding traditions of Rabat
The capital of Morocco, where the Family Code is written and the weddings are staged in palace gardens.
Rabat has the kasbah of the Udayas and the Hassan Tower. Its weddings follow Moroccan custom with a negafa and several dress changes. Family law is a public topic here, since the code is revised by parliament in the capital.
A wedding here
Families sign the contract before two adoul witnesses, the notaries known as adoul. A procession and a large party follow. The bride's henna, the cow's horn and the use of milk and dates in welcoming her are old customs.
Law and change
The Family Code of 2004 allows girls to marry under 18 with a judge's permission, and activists say exceptions are too common. Polygamy requires a judge's consent and the first wife's agreement. Changes proposed in 2024 and 2025 are under public debate.
Wedding customs of Rabat
Also part of it, and being written: Moudawana (The Family Code.), Adoul (The notary witnesses.).
A wedding trail idea for Rabat
- Kasbah of the Udayas A fortified quarter.
- Hassan Tower A monument.
- Chellah A necropolis garden with storks.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Negafa: Amine.elbahij, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Henna night: Izzah Zainab, CC BY 2.0, source