marriage customs
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Marriage is a Marriage is a legitimate life-long legitimate life-long
relationship relationship between a couple between a couple
(a man and (a man and woman) which is woman) which is
approved and approved and encouraged by encouraged by
society and society and religion.religion.
Wearing the Wearing the white dress white dress is a symbol is a symbol
for the purity for the purity of the bride of the bride
in most in most societies, societies, and is the and is the dream of dream of
every young every young girl. girl.
In Kuwait marriage In Kuwait marriage is rarely obligatoryis rarely obligatory
because a woman has because a woman has the right to accept or the right to accept or
refuserefuse a man even if her a man even if her
parents have accepted parents have accepted him.him.
InIn Arabian Gulf societies (yalwa) is
Arabian Gulf societies (yalwa) is
one of the marriage customs. It is a
one of the marriage customs. It is a
kind of wedding celebration in which
kind of wedding celebration in which
the bride sits under green fabric
the bride sits under green fabric
while women sing traditional songs
while women sing traditional songs
(rowndher)(rowndher)..
It is considered a very important
It is considered a very important
custom on the wedding day for the
custom on the wedding day for the
bride to change her clothes and dress
bride to change her clothes and dress
in a white wedding dress.
in a white wedding dress.
Another important Another important marriage custom is marriage custom is al-zafa. It is when al-zafa. It is when the bride enters the bride enters
the reception room the reception room walking slowly walking slowly
while listening to a while listening to a special song, so all special song, so all the guests can see the guests can see
her beauty. her beauty.
Al-Shabka
When the groom When the groom
arrives at the arrives at the
wedding party, he wedding party, he
goes to meet his goes to meet his
bride dressed in al-bride dressed in al-
shabka. Then shabka. Then
people take pictures people take pictures
of these moments.of these moments.
After that, the couple After that, the couple leave the hall.leave the hall.
They cut a piece of They cut a piece of wedding cake. Then wedding cake. Then they go to begin their they go to begin their new life.new life.
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