Moroccan wedding is considered as the symbol of the continuity of the community and the basic foundation of the family unit. The marriage is celebrated in Morocco following a ceremonial with roots in ancient traditions.
The celebration of this event remains, in general, more or less the same in different regions of the Kingdom of Morocco. Certain local traditions inspired and generated by ancestral practices enrich the ritual of marriage and give it a distinctive character of a certain locality.
Indeed, the organization of a Moroccan wedding varies by region and highlights the cultural diversity that is manifested in particular by various rituals (costumes, rituals, music, culinary. traditions etc ...)
These local peculiarities and authenticities are preserved and perpetuated from generation to generation. They are the cardinal virtues of cultural diversity in Morocco.
However, the ceremony of marriage has been, in parts of Morocco, changing due to a new form of urban life and the adoption of a modern lifestyle.
From a legal standpoint, marriage is enshrined in the conclusion of an "act attesting that" established by "Adoula" who act as notaries in the presence of witnesses. It is equivalent to a marriage contract and is legally binding.
Chronology of rituals
1 - Hammam
Before any Moroccan wedding a Hammam is oblicatory. It is a purifying bath taken with great ceremony by the bride in the Moorish baths, with the women close to her.
It’s a modest ceremony, similar to a shower party, with scents that smells good and the flame of candles lit for the occasion in the dark rooms of the bath, which is supposed to illuminate the path to happiness. This ritual gives rise to a range of offerings and loaded with symbolism.
2 - Henna
Henna is applied during festivals and marriages by "hannaya”, woman tattoo artist. The virtues of henna benefactors in a Moroccan wedding are supposed to protect against disease and ensure the success and prosperity.
The henna ceremony or "Henna" is held the day before the big day in the presence of women in both families and friends.
The bride is veiled and dressed in a green caftan and "Hanaya" tattoos on her hands and feet some very attractive designs. This ceremony symbolizes the passage to the status of wife.
3- H'dia
The Moroccan customs of h'dia exist in all social classes. On this occasion the groom gives all sorts of gifts such as clothes and jewelry, even sugar, to the bride depending on social conditions and specific region.
Every Moroccan wedding is bound to its region which dictates the details.
But generally these are highly symbolic, such as sugar, symbol of a happy life, milk, symbol of clarity and purity, dates, henna, candles, flowers, etc. ...
4 - Berza
The "berza" which takes place the day of the grand ceremony is an opportunity to present the bride to the guests. Adorned with a traditional dress of ceremony, the bride is installed so as to be seen and admired by the entire audience in a festive atmosphere full of sound and color.
In Morocco, more than elsewhere, marriage is seen on the dual, social and religious, as an act of great importance. It is carefully prepared as a major family event, celebrated as a joyful celebration, which also join the families of both spouses and unite in sealed fate, their relatives, friends and neighbors.
Any Moroccan wedding continues for several days, in a spirit of solidarity that gives the full measure of community spirit still alive in more rural than urban areas due to the nature of life in the countryside.
The party is generally the same throughout the kingdom, the cost of the celebration vary from one region to another, in terms of local traditions, the purpose being, as appropriate, to insist, to consolidate or to confer even more luster to this or that aspect of the festival.
Basically, the storyline is the same in northern Morocco as its extreme south, east and west.
Embroidery therein provides a distinctive observation of each region and its own cachet. Everything goes into effect, in each region of the country, taking a show off of their special contribution to highlight the talent and skill of their men and women and exercise the care with which they surround this grand ceremony and the quasi-religious respect for the rules governing its conduct.
Each region wants, through itsMoroccan food, local roots, a unique embroidery for the dress which happens to be ultimately a common task.
Each region strives to shine a thousand lights during their Moroccan wedding, but its very distinctive signals is only indicative of the diversity of our
Moroccan culture in the cohesion of our contrasts in harmony, in our diversity and uniqueness of our individuality in the whole.
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