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Refugee Cultural HeritageWedding traditions in Syria
| Title | Wedding traditions in Syria |
| Contributor | Em Abdū |
| Editor | Ma‘rūf, Walīd (interviewer) Ḥassūn, Rawād (film maker) |
| Year(s) | 2019-08-23 |
| Type | MovingImage |
| Duration | 00:01:39 |
| Rights Holder | Swansea City Opera/AUB Libraries, All rights reserved. |
| Subject(s) | Folktales Marriage Weddings Customs and traditions Groom's bath Bridal accessories Zaffa Bridegroom Bride's dowry Fowd (Muhr) Reading the Fatihah Syrian heritage |
| Collection | Refugee Cultural Heritage |
| Note(s) | Um Abdo from al-Midan area in Damascus talked about the old customs and traditions of marriage. The family of the groom visits
the family of the bride to see the girl. If the bride is admired by the family of the groom, they visit the bride family
for the second time to drink coffee and to propose for marriage and to agree on the dowry. |
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