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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. 47 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

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

🇮🇷 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

🇮🇱 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

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

Horon: Macukali, Public domain, source
Noghl: Taxman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Jewish wedding: Jozef Israëls, Public domain, source

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