Wedding traditions of North Africa
Seven-day weddings, the henna night, the amariya chair, Imilchil and the Berber bride. 14 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
Countries
π©πΏ Algeria 2πͺπ¬ Egypt 12π±πΎ Libya 1π²π· Mauritania 2π²π¦ Morocco 4πΈπ© Sudan 3πΉπ³ Tunisia 0πͺπ Western Sahara 0
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πͺπ¬ Egypt and 3 moreZaffaΨ²ΩΩΨ©
A lively musical procession that marks the start of wedding festivities in Arab culture.Performance Β· The weeks before
πͺπ¬ Cairo, EgyptTahtibΨͺΨΨ·ΩΨ¨ (taαΈ₯αΉΔ«b)
A traditional Egyptian stick-fighting martial art that evolved into a folk dance performed at weddings and celebrations.Performance Β· The weeks before
π²π¦ Imilchil, MoroccoImilchil Marriage FestivalAgdoud N'Oulmghenni
A Berber marriage festival in Morocco where tribes gather to arrange unions and celebrate with music and dance.Betrothal Β· Finding a match
πͺπ¬ Cairo, EgyptTahtibΨͺΨΨ·ΩΨ¨ (taαΈ₯αΉΔ«b)
A traditional Egyptian stick-fighting martial art that evolved into a folk dance performed at weddings and celebrations.Performance Β· The weeks before
π²π¦ Imilchil, MoroccoImilchil Marriage FestivalAgdoud N'Oulmghenni
A Berber marriage festival in Morocco where tribes gather to arrange unions and celebrate with music and dance.Betrothal Β· Finding a match
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tahtib: Yasser Elrasoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Imilchil Marriage Festival: Zakaria ElQotbi, CC BY 2.0, source