A message to generations to learn about their past... and rituals that pulsate with joy and life

A citizen restores the details of the old Emirati wedding

• During the mass wedding organized by citizen Mohammed Al Shamsi to marry his sons and cousins, in a ceremony that combined authenticity and Emirati traditions.

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The city of Al Ain witnessed the return of the time line to the eighties of the last century, by reviving an authentic traditional wedding distinguished for the existing generations, and the people rejoiced in it and responded to his call with love, passion and congratulations.

A beautiful era that the current generation did not live in, so this was the main purpose of the idea that the citizen Mohammed Rashid Mashari Al Shamsi was able to deliver to the residents of Al Ain in the collective wedding, which he organized to marry his sons and cousins ​​(Fahad, Mashari, Fadel and Ahmed) in a ceremony that combined authenticity and Emirati traditions The deep, which was in the beautiful era weddings in the eighties, in order to revive the old legacies and traditions that the fathers and grandfathers had to join together in reviving the joys of the rising generations.

Citizen Mohammed Rashid Mashari Al Shamsi recounted the details of the marriage ceremony, saying: “The marriage ceremony that took place recently is a message to revive ancient weddings, folklore, traditions and customs that urge instilling cohesion and cooperation in preparing and cooking banquets, receiving and welcoming guests, by distributing roles to them to create Arranging the locations of the ceremony’s activities, such as tents, cooking places, bridal umbrellas, firewood, and bringing it to the venue of the ceremony, which is the home of the bride’s family.

He added that "work has been done to level and mop the land, prepare the place and furnish it with carpets, traditional wooden benches and lightings distributed throughout the place, bring jeeps (model 63) and park them at the entrances in an orderly manner, and build (Al-Arshan) to save cooking supplies and an inspiration for the old housing, and build a barn (Al-Qadain". ), while the cooking place included a large number of large pots (aprons), and a red (cruiser) that was used for firewood was arrested in (Al-Badi), along with piles of brown wood.

He pointed out that «the youth participated in the event, some of them brought the water disguise (water tank) and sprayed the wedding floor, and some of them built (the throne), and some of them raised the tents and some of them went to the wood, and those who were on slaughter and cutting meat, and some of them raised the flags In the streets, he hung wedding decorations and lights, as the cooperation between them was manifested in welcoming the guests and applying the inherited customs in receiving them by pouring coffee on them, offering wedding sweets, and taking peace and status (the purpose of the case is to take science and good news), in addition to welcoming guests with goodness and smoke, as Young men had a role in introducing the smoker and passing it on to all the attendees once, twice, and three times, and some of them were on perfume sprayers, and folk songs played an important role in this party, so the old eye family was present, and the drum razza was also singing its beautiful folk tunes and songs. In addition to the improvisation of poets in welcoming guests, as is inherited in such fine arts.”

And he added, "When it was time for dinner, the young men played their role perfectly, as each of them had a role. Some of them were on the (wall) that is, the amount of the sack, and some of them were on the walls of meat, and some of them were on the walls of puree and filling, and the young people only had to Holding the plates and rotating on those walls in succession and presenting them to the guests at tables that have been prepared and standing on them and describing them in front of the wedding guests, and when the rows of tables are completed, the father of the (bridal) invites the attendees with an inherited phrase (Go ahead and be forgiving), and after the completion, the young people clean the place and pour the coffee Once again, serving tea, fragrant guests with sprinklers, smokers, and oud, and revive the party with folklore again, so that the joy is complete until the mourners leave the ceremony.Citizen Salmeen bin Arhama Al Shamsi explained, “We hope that these ancient weddings will spread throughout the country, due to the revival of customs, traditions and the authentic folk heritage, and to teach the current generations the love of cohesion and solidarity, and to participate with the family and members of the tribe or the Freej in reviving such popular legacies without The use of expatriate workers, in addition to the fact that the cost is not exorbitant and is less than 80% of the current weddings, meaning that it provides a great savings for young people who are about to marry and revive customs and traditions, as these weddings began to decrease gradually at the end of the nineties and were replaced by the establishment of weddings in hotels and wedding halls that It burdens those who are about to get married.”

He said that "marriage between the two Eids was not popular with the Bedouins (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha), because they believed that marriage between the two Eids bore a bad omen for the newlyweds, and this custom is not limited to the Bedouins alone, but rather it is a dominant feature of most residents of the Emirates in their different environments, and the Bedouin prefers Marriage is on Thursday more than on other days, as blessings are given on it and on the Friday that follows it.

He added that "a girl is asked to marry after puberty, while a young man marries from the beginning of the 18th to the mid-twenties, and not before that because of life circumstances, and due to the small number of women in the desert compared to men, so divorced women married immediately after the expiry of her waiting period from the first marriage."

He pointed out that “marriage in the desert has regulations and provisions. The Bedouin young man only marries his cousin, and it is a common custom among the Bedouin tribes. If this is not possible, another girl from the (Al-Farij) girls is chosen, and that girl may be one of the young man’s relatives or neighbors.

During the engagement, the father of the bride-to-be goes to the girl’s father’s house to propose to his son, and he can be accompanied by a group of men who have a standing with members of the local community.

And he indicated that “one of the qualities that a young man who proposes to marry a girl from the Freej must possess is that he has a good reputation, is generous in hand and in good manners. Then it will have (full descriptions).

He said, “One of the customs of sermons in the Emirates, which the Bedouins are also known for, is that the girl’s father does not set specific demands, and does not stipulate anything at all. Other requirements, and usually the bride’s dowry in the desert is a she-camel that her father takes, and the late one is determined, and it is called (money) and it is also a she-camel similar to the dowry, and after the date of the wedding or wedding is set, the caller goes on his camel, to invite the people of the Freej and Al-Qusair, that is, the neighbors farthest from Al-Freij, to attend the wedding and share everyone's joys.

A week before the wedding, the bride’s beautification and preparation is started, and the groom provides the bride with gifts, which are all the personal necessities she needs such as clothes and perfumes. (rice) on the lunch table.

• The ancient weddings revive the authentic folklore, and teach the current generations the love of cohesion and solidarity.

• The old Emirati wedding in which the youth of the clan and neighbors participate, and each one of them has a role in preparing the place.

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The wedding ceremonial to the bride's house

Citizen Salmeen bin Arhama Al Shamsi said that after the men ate the dinner feast that was prepared for the wedding in the “barn,” the wedding party is presented to the bride’s house, which was prepared in advance to receive the newlyweds. The cloth is made of red and black colored cotton, and the house is furnished with Sadu and “Al Matarih”, which is a cover made of cloth stuffed with cotton that is purchased from India, and the best kind is called “Medwas Muttrah”. Iftar), they organize a camel race and place a simple “badge” for the winner to encourage participation.

The winning camel is celebrated with saffron.

At the end of the day the bride goes with her husband to their house, and if he was close, they walked to him on foot, and if he was far away, they went to him, leaving on a camel, prepared for them, and often the bride who resides far from the Farij does not visit her family for about a year, until it is time for her to be laid.

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