Marriage in syria
Marriage in syria
In Syria the marriage proposal can be send by the groom to
the parents of the girl requesting for her hand in marriage. Before yes or no, there
can be series of negotiations over the various conditions of marriage like
bride money called mehr, remarriage conditions for the groom, and her
continuation of education if she is still a student and so on.
After all the preliminaries the date is fixed for the nikah,
wedding ceremony.
The Wedding
The groom along with his nears and dears are welcomed with
the beating of drums and huge cheer in the area meant for ceremony. Though the
marriage ceremony is held in masjid or a community hall, beginning with the
recitation of the Holy Quran, and hymns praising the prophet .Then after the
sermon is recited with the terms and conditions of matrimonial contract, the
acceptance of it concludes the ceremony though celebrations go on. The whole
expenditure is met by the bridegroom including the wedding party and a dowry to
be spent on clothing for the bride.
Though this all happens in the absence of the bride whose
consent is already taken.
Dress
The bride is prepared with beautiful attire which is a
flowing garment of called with intricate patters of design at the borders. Over
it the bride wears a wedding cloak full covered with a hood.Men wear their
traditional dress of long flowing robes in light color.
Alternatively they may wear western suits which suits the
wedding occasion just fine nowadays.
Cuisine
The great treat awaits for the guests, if one happens be in
the celebrations then dining is a memorable experience. With special recipes,
kabab of lambs or beef, baklawa a kind of dessert of baked dough with walnut
fillings, eggplant cooked with variety of sauces, spinach pies and much more
are the specialties. The feast may be held at some venue where there is huge
capacity for guests at a hotel or like.The newly weds are cheered and danced,
while all those who attended go home with small packs of traditional
"mulabbas" which are almond covered with sugar or some thing sweet
Conclusion Of The Wedding Ceremony
The wedding is concluded and the partying when the bride is
escorted by her in-laws tp be taken along for her new home.There is great
enthusiasm when the people and friend all join in prayers for a happy
matrimonial life.
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