Moroccan wedding blankets are handmade by the bride’s mother and worn by the bride during the wedding ceremony.
The bride wears the wedding blanket or “Handira” like a cape on her shoulders on her way to her matrimonial home.
Some wedding blankets are even woven by female relatives of the bride, long before she thinks of getting married.
It symbolic of love, fertility and happiness.
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Moroccan Bride changes into numerous outfits/caftans/Takchitas (some say 1 dress per hour), the last usually being a white wedding dress. On the whole she would have worn about seven different outfits.
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The Onitsha Ofala festival has been going on for about 700 years now, since time of Eze Chima, the first monarch, who migrated to Onitsha. In the early days, the King of Onitsha (Obi of Onitsha) was always confined to his palace. The responsibility of administering the community was assigned to the elders, known as…
After the formal marriage commitment, the man usually gives gifts (the H’dia) to his bride. These are the popular gifts given: Sugar: signifies a happy life Milk : signifies purity Dates Water Orange flower Henna Engagement ring Jewelry Fabric Caftans Shoes Handbags Perfume These gifts are usually presented in a large flat silver colored container…
Festival of Beads is an event which highlights and promotes traditional cultural attire made entirely of beads. It is a joint initiative of the KZN Departments of Arts & Culture and Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs in South Africa. The festival is part the of the efforts aimed at strengthening the local economic development, especially…
