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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.

🇮🇷 Iran and 1 moreNoghlنقل (Persian) / نقل (Dari) Sugar-coated almonds served at Iranian and Afghan weddings as a sweet treat and showered confetti.Feast custom · The wedding feast

🇹🇷 TurkeyHoronχορόν (Pontic Greek) The fast shoulder-shimmying line dance of the Eastern Black Sea Region performed at weddings and festivalsPerformance · The wedding feast

🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 3 moreJewish wedding The ceremony and laws that bind a couple in Jewish marriage, from the canopy to the glass.Rite · Engagement and betrothal

🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreKarsilamaskarşılama (Turkish), καρσιλαμάς (Greek) A face-to-face folk dance in 9/8 time that marks the joy of wedding gatherings across the Aegean.Performance · The wedding feast

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Jewish wedding: Jozef Israëls, Public domain, source
Noghl: Taxman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Horon: Macukali, Public domain, source
Karsilamas: Maximilian Dörrbecker ( Chumwa ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source

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