WEDDINGS IN DİYARBAKIR

Weddings are very speacial, important and

enjoyable in Diyarbakır.

First wedding cards are given to

relatives and friends of bride and groom.

At first, trousseeau of the bride is prepared in a special box.Before the wedding, they take it to the house

of bride and groom with traditional drum and many things in

trousseeau includes red ribbons.

HENNA NIGHT

One or two days before the wedding, the Henna night is prepared. Only women join this night. Everybody has henna in her hand. The mother of the groom must put a piece of Golden in bride’s hand. The bride wear a special costume named “bindallı”. Mostly, bride and her mother cry together at this night.

It ıs a photo from the henna nıght

Wedding day

The bride and the groom are prepared for the wedding all day.

Before the wedding, the car is prepared for the wedding with some ribbons etc.

Before the wedding the bride write her single friends’ names under her shoes

They come to the wedding

Their relatives start to traditional folk dance “halay” all day of the wedding

It is a “Halay” example

Relatives throw money.

Special sweets are given to the relatives at the wedding.

The wedding cake is cut at the end of the

wedding

Wedding presents (gold jewelleries)

are given to the bride and groom as

a ceremony at the end of the wedding.

Prepared by

• Ekin

• Rozerin

• Zelal

• Pelin