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Wedding traditions of Middle East

The nikah and the mahr, henna night and zaffe, the ketubah, the chuppah and the Persian sofreh. 57 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

Countries

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain 1๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus 10๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 19๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq 9๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel 37๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan 5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait 1๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon 7๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman 1๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Palestine 4๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar 1๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia 10๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syria 9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey 11๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates 1๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen 15

Cities and towns

Jerusalem 9

On the calendar

Lag BaOmer, weddings resumeTu B'Av as a wedding dateIsrael, the summer wedding seasonShawwal, the month after RamadanAfter Hajj and Eid al-AdhaThe Gulf winter wedding seasonTurkey, the summer wedding seasonMehr, the Persian autumn of weddingsOrthodox Great LentThe Dormition FastLeap yearRamadan
KindRiteVowBetrothalGift customAttireAdornmentPerformanceFeast customBlessingPlayFamily roleSettingModern
StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Jerusalem, Israel and 4 moreAgunahืขึฒื’ื•ึผื ึธื” (Agunah) A Jewish woman trapped in a marriage because her husband has not granted a religious divorce document known as a get.Vow ยท After the wedding ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel and 5 moreLevirate marriage A custom where a man marries his deceased brother's widow to protect her and keep the family line intact.Betrothal ยท After the wedding ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IsraelGetื’ื˜ The Aramaic divorce document that frees a Jewish woman to remarryVow ยท After the wedding ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel and 2 moreHeter meah rabbanimื”ื™ืชืจ ืžืื” ืจื‘ื ื™ื A rare exemption allowing a man to remarry when his wife refuses a Jewish divorce.Vow ยท After the wedding ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IsraelSeudat mitzvahืกืขื•ื“ืช ืžืฆื•ื” The obligatory festive meals in Judaism that mark religious milestones and sacred days.Feast custom ยท The ceremony ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen and 1 moreUrfi marriageุฒูˆุงุฌ ุนุฑููŠ A customary union upheld by community tradition instead of state registration.Modern ยท The ceremony

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