The Palestine you don't know

حيث يمكنك أن تجد سببا آخر لتقع في حب فلسطين - جمالها

where you can find another reason to fall in love with Palestine - it’s beauty !

I found this by accident and I love it , so cool !

An old Palestinian wedding (not that old , maybe in the 90’s) its so cool because the ceremony is still the same but in a modern way . I actually remember when weddings were really close to this also I remember my parents’ wedding photo album !

  • It shows the wedding in a specific area in Palestine which is Alteera of Haifa .
  • the film is produced by the Libyan channel and directed by Imad Saif Aldeen .
  • If you want to know more about the traditional Palestinian weeding , see this .

Maha & Thaer, Two Palestinian Refugees Based in Al-Yarmuk Refugee Camp in Syria, Newlyweds Completed their Wedding Procession during a Traditional Wedding Took Place in the old city of west bank village of Dier Istia near Salfee, Thousands Attended the Wedding.

This embroidered piece is titled The ‘Palestinian Wedding’ .  The picture depicts a typical Palestinian country wedding with its rituals, the dabkeh folk dance, the bride on a horse, and the traditional “mansaf dish”.  more here

this is still going on ‘till now

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This is ” Henna ” party which be in the day before the wedding . Basically the bride wears the ” thobe ” the traditional Palestinian dress and the guests too . It’s for women only . The groom’s family goes to the bride parents house - which the party is - and brings ” Hena ” and sweets .. they put ” Henna ” on the brides hand - like the picture - and sing traditional songs and Zaq’areed .
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This is ” Henna ” party which be in the day before the wedding . Basically the bride wears the ” thobe ” the traditional Palestinian dress and the guests too . It’s for women only . The groom’s family goes to the bride parents house - which the party is - and brings ” Hena ” and sweets .. they put ” Henna ” on the brides hand - like the picture - and sing traditional songs and Zaq’areed .

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 the head dress was an important element of married women’s dress. It was composed of several layers of material embroidered outside. On the embroidery was added coral beads, and golden and silver coins. These coins, together with the heavy silver pieces of jewelry, represented the bride’s dowry.

 the head dress was an important element of married women’s dress. It was composed of several layers of material embroidered outside. On the embroidery was added coral beads, and golden and silver coins. These coins, together with the heavy silver pieces of jewelry, represented the bride’s dowry.