Syrian Wedding

Aibou Karina Warda
Weddings in Syria
Introduction
Syria is an Islamic country, and
around 80 percent of its
population are Muslims.
Contrary to the popular trend
of other countries in the
region, Syria is home to the
largest Christian community of
12 percent.
These statistics reflect how

adaptable the Syrian culture is
and how it has become a
combination of different
traditions.
The wedding
traditions
A Syrian Muslim wedding begins with
an engagement ceremony. These
engagement ceremonies are arranged
and planned according to the
traditional customs.
A contract is signed as a solemn

promise to wed by the groom and
bride during the engagement
ceremony. It indicates the amount of
money that the bride will receive as a
gift from the groom. Also, the bride's
father and mother will present her
with gold jewelry to wear.
The Henna
party
A Syrian wedding is incomplete without the
famous henna party. Depending on the couple’s
preferences, a henna party is celebrated lavishly,
or it can be celebrated within the company of
close family and friends.
In short, a henna party is all about food, dancing,

and socializing. The highlight of this event is the
application of henna on the pinkie ingers of the
bride and groom. To make things more
interesting, the guests then wrap the couple’s
henna ingers with either gold or money.
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Zaffe, a 14th-century tradition, is still
Zaffe practiced enthusiastically in almost every
modern Syrian wedding ceremony. The
concept of Zaffe is not limited to wedding
events, and it was originally used to
welcome and escort political igures.
However, in a marriage ceremony, this
activity takes an entirely different shape
It starts from the family homes of the
bride and the groom as they are
surrounded by loved ones accompanying
them to the wedding hall. As the bride
and groom take their initial steps toward a
new journey, the joy of this moment is
ampli ied with the energetic
performances of Zaffe dancers.
Eventually, the couple makes a grand
entrance to the hall with the Zaffe.
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Sword fight
Syrian grooms like to make a grand
entrance, and they do this by engaging
in a mock sword ight. After the sword
ight, the couple walks under two rows
of men holding crossed swords. This
ancient tradition marks the bravery
and courage of the groom as he can
show society that he can protect his
bride.
Zalghouta
On the wedding day, the groom and his family
stop at the bride’s home on their way to the
wedding hall. The groom’s family presents the
bride with jewelry as a gift in front of everyone.
The women of both families bless the bride by
chanting their prayers and blessings for her.
These chants are known as Zalghouta.
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Muslim wedding traditions
A Muslim wedding ceremony has many stages The meher is an essential part of the marriage
to it, but they all start with the tolbe. During this contract. It is an of icial statement detailing
important ritual, the groom will of icially seek what the groom is going to give the bride. A
the permission and blessing of the bride’s portion of the promise will be delivered before
family over their pending marriage. If they are the wedding ceremony , and another amount
agreeable to the union, everyone will read a will be distributed throughout the bride’s life. In
short prayer from the Holy Quran and partake many modern Muslim marriages, the ring is
in tea or coffee. part of the meher.
After the tolbe, the Zaffe takes place, as During the nikah, the couple will accept the
presented earlier. marriage contract three times, followed by the
At this point, it would be time for the Nikah. of icial signing. They do this with the traditional
For most individuals, the nikah is the most Arabic “qubool” or more modern ceremonies
signi icant aspect of the Muslim wedding that utilize the English version of “I do.”
ceremony. The groom and his representatives
will propose in front of two or more witnesses,
of icially going over the inal details of the
meher. It is during this stage of the celebration
that the marriage contract is formally signed.
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What do the bride and groom
wear?
The bride’s out it often changes throughout
the celebration. For the nikah ceremony, she
is likely to wear an elaborate gown adorned
with pearls or jewels. She may wear any color
she likes instead of limiting herself to one
speci ic color, as is often seen in Western
weddings with white dresses. In many cases,
she may opt to wear red to make herself stand
out from the crowd.
If the wedding is more traditional, a groom
may wear the salwar kameez. This consists of
white or black pants with a long tunic.
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Bibliography :
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muslim-get-married/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Islam
https://www.yallaboston.com/post/the-magic-behind-the-
lebanese-and-syrian-wedding-ceremonies-and-traditions
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