The customs and traditions of the wedding are different from one country to another, every country has its way of celebrating the wedding days. Today we choose to talk about Moroccan weddings which is a long wedding in the world. Because it consists of many days each day there is a special thing. After the bride and bridegroom have talked about everything and want each other they make the day of engagement, which is one of the most important steps in a Moroccan wedding. On this day the bride and bridegroom exchange eating dates and drinking milk. After exchanging the rings to end up with a kiss on the bride’s forehead then they dance and celebrate until they get tired.
The day after the engagement is Hamam day (the bride goes to the public shower with her friends and the girls of the family and spends wonderful time with each other). In Hamam, the bride cleans and takes care of herself to look beautiful. The day coming after is called the day of Henna. On this day the female friends and the family of the bride get presents to celebrate with her, the bride dresses up in a long dress called in the Moroccan language Takshita in green color and puts Henna on her hands and feet. In Moroccan culture, Henna is considered good luck for the bride.
The next day after Henna’s Day is the wedding night. On the wedding night, the bride wears from 4 to 8 dresses depending on the money she has, because each dress with its own price, and each dress has a different color. If the bride wants an Amariya, she does it (is kind of wooden chair which is decorated amazingly) with four men wearing in the same way to carry the bride on the Amriya and do amazing dances. When they want to end the bride wears the white one to go with her husband.
In Moroccan at each wedding, you will find fried chicken as the first dish, after it directly red meat with plum, and fried almonds. A third dish is fruits. At some weddings when the family has money, they serve what is called Bastilla before all those dishes I mentioned. After the dinner when the wedding is near to finish, they serve a collection of cakes with tea or juice.
After dancing and eating on the wedding night the bridegroom takes his wife home. Then in the morning, the family of the bride goes to their daughter’s home. And take with them the breakfast and gifts.
Wait we have not done it yet they still did not finish!
The last step in the Moroccan wedding is the following: A week after marriage, the family of the bride goes to their daughter’s home. And stay a day or half with her. It’s like going to give her permission to go out. Because before this day she could not go out.
