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All wedding traditions

674 traditions so far, best known first. 108 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and stage of the wedding.

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🇪🇬 Cairo, EgyptTahtibتحطيب (taḥṭīb) A traditional Egyptian stick-fighting martial art that evolved into a folk dance performed at weddings and celebrations.Performance · The weeks before

🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreWaist beads Strands of glass or seed worn around the hips to mark womanhood and track body changes in West and North Africa.Adornment · Engagement and betrothal

🇲🇦 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 · Finding a match 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreLeblouhالبلوح The forced fattening of girls to improve their marriage prospects, a harmful practiceBetrothal · Finding a match 🇪🇬 EgyptNikah 'urfiنكاح العرفي An unregistered Islamic contract that allows couples to marry without state recognition or public ceremony.Betrothal · The weeks before 🇪🇬 EgyptKhatbaخاطب A traditional Egyptian matchmaker who helps families find suitable marriage partners.Betrothal · Finding a match

🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreArab weddingزفاف or فرح or عرس A series of family-centered rites and processions that mark marriage across the Arab world.Rite · Finding a match

🇹🇳 Tunis, TunisiaTunisian jebbaجبة A loose traditional tunic worn by Tunisian men and women for weddings and festivals.Attire · Procession and arrival

Photo credits on this page

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

Tunisian jebba: Touzrimounir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Imilchil Marriage Festival: Zakaria ElQotbi, CC BY 2.0, source
Waist beads: Amuzujoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tahtib: Yasser Elrasoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Arab wedding: 13th century artist, Public domain, source

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